# Mesya Village, Jhalda - I, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Jhalda - I, Puruliya 

# Mesya

Mesya is a village in Jhalda - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **297 people in 57 households**, the 110th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 297people (2011)
- 57households
- 91.5%literacy
- 845females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mesya

Of every 100 households in Mesya in 2011, 47 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mesya · ■ Jhalda - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****42%**

**39%

Television ****18%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mesya?

■ Mesya · ■ Jhalda - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.5%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****845**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****605**

**946

Working population ****24.6%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.4% for men and 84.1% for women. 45% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 44 (60%) · **■** Other work 12 (16%) · **■** Marginal 17 (23%)

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 Jhalda - I

- Mahadebpur334 people
- Serenaghatu329 people
- Kulajanga327 people
- Piprajara301 people
- Jalambili276 people
- Ganruburu Alias Brahmandi275 people
- Bhusudi239 people
- Arjundi237 people

[All 142 villages in Jhalda - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jhalda-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mesya?297 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mesya in?Puruliya district (Jhalda - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mesya?91.5% (Census 2011)