# Mehadipur Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Mehadipur

Mehadipur is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **175 people in 39 households**, the 326th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 175people (2011)
- 39households
- 80.6%literacy
- 1,059females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mehadipur

Of every 100 households in Mehadipur in 2011, 81 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mehadipur · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**86%

Tap water ****8%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****58%**

**34%

Television ****31%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**17%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 Mehadipur?

■ Mehadipur · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**979

Working population ****61.7%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 74.4% for women. 62% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 52 (48%) · **■** Other work 6 (6%) · **■** Marginal 50 (46%)

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 Jhargram

- Harina180 people
- Jangal Khas178 people
- Dharampur177 people
- Talmetal177 people
- Chhota Didiha174 people
- Luhamandia174 people
- Julir Band173 people
- Kismat Balibhasa169 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mehadipur?175 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehadipur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mehadipur?80.6% (Census 2011)