# Methiadahar Village, Garbeta - III – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur 

# Methiadahar

Methiadahar is a village in Garbeta - III sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,831 people in 923 households**, the 2nd largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 4,831people (2011)
- 923households
- 69.5%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Methiadahar

Of every 100 households in Methiadahar in 2011, 37 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Methiadahar · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**12%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****19%**

**42%

Television ****4%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Methiadahar?

■ Methiadahar · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034**

**998

Working population ****44.2%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 63.1% for women. 55% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 308 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 423 (20%) · **■** Household industry 332 (16%) · **■** Other work 362 (17%) · **■** Marginal 711 (33%)

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 - III

- Chhota Tara4,872 people
- Bila4,085 people
- Shukhnator3,983 people
- Kanchdahari3,748 people
- Balarampur3,467 people

[All 230 villages in Garbeta - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Methiadahar?4,831 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Methiadahar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Methiadahar?69.5% (Census 2011)