# Mechya Village, Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Mechya

Mechya is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **259 people in 58 households**, the 165th largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 259people (2011)
- 58households
- 86.3%literacy
- 1,233females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mechya

Of every 100 households in Mechya in 2011, 59 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mechya · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****88%**

**51%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Mechya?

■ Mechya · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1233**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2571**

**973

Working population ****40.2%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 80.0% for women. 55% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 96 (92%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 5 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Sankrail

- Parasuli263 people
- Satpukharia262 people
- Bara Dainmari259 people
- Kulghagri259 people
- Kismat Ramanandapur258 people
- Sijdiha256 people
- Mahulbani255 people
- Jashua254 people

[All 287 villages in Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mechya?259 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mechya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mechya?86.3% (Census 2011)