# Meghula Village, Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Meghula

Meghula is a village in Garbeta - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **394 people in 81 households**, the 163rd largest of 306 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 394people (2011)
- 81households
- 59.0%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Meghula

Of every 100 households in Meghula in 2011, 35 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Meghula · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**69%

Tap water ****1%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**87%

Use banking services ****14%**

**62%

Television ****17%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**15%

Own their home ****90%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Meghula?

■ Meghula · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**951

Working population ****52.8%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.0% for men and 51.4% for women. 59% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 69 (33%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%) · **■** Marginal 129 (62%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Garbeta - I

- Kamarbajar400 people
- Amkopa396 people
- Mogalmari396 people
- Pathra396 people
- Jadabnagar384 people
- Malara383 people
- Ketara378 people
- Garberia376 people

[All 369 villages in Garbeta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Meghula?394 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meghula in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Meghula?59.0% (Census 2011)