# Uttar Mechgram Village, Panskura – Population & Literacy

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Village · Panskura, Purba Medinipur 

# Uttar Mechgram

Uttar Mechgram is a village in Panskura sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,072 people in 697 households**, the 12th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 3,072people (2011)
- 697households
- 82.8%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Uttar Mechgram

Of every 100 households in Uttar Mechgram in 2011, 82 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Uttar Mechgram · ■ Panskura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**22%

Tap water ****34%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**93%

Use banking services ****48%**

**36%

Television ****48%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**15%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Uttar Mechgram?

■ Uttar Mechgram · ■ Panskura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1081**

**949

Working population ****41.1%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 76.1% for women. 61% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 68 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 258 (20%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 681 (54%) · **■** Marginal 243 (19%)

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 Panskura

- Sadhuapota3,437 people
- Shyamsundarpur3,259 people
- Amraghoal3,168 people
- Sundarnagar3,165 people
- Dakshin Mechgram2,832 people
- Joykrishnapur2,765 people
- Paschim Chilka2,745 people
- Khandakhola2,720 people

[All 230 villages in Panskura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/panskura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Uttar Mechgram?3,072 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uttar Mechgram in?Purba Medinipur district (Panskura sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Uttar Mechgram?82.8% (Census 2011)