# Melerachak Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Melerachak

Melerachak is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **222 people in 50 households**, the 225th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 222people (2011)
- 50households
- 63.4%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Melerachak

Of every 100 households in Melerachak in 2011, 57 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Melerachak · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**26%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****31%**

**42%

Television ****22%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Melerachak?

■ Melerachak · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**970

Working population ****53.6%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 52.7% for women. 64% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 9 (8%) · **■** Other work 13 (11%) · **■** Marginal 97 (82%)

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 Kharagpur - II

- Raghunathpur231 people
- Balichatri228 people
- Bargokul225 people
- Radhakrishnapur225 people
- Khanjadi220 people
- Chenga Benga217 people
- Durlabhchak216 people
- Mugarchak215 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Melerachak?222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melerachak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Melerachak?63.4% (Census 2011)