# Mejharadi Village, Santuri, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Santuri, Puruliya 

# Mejharadi

Mejharadi is a village in Santuri sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **860 people in 156 households**, the 29th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 860people (2011)
- 156households
- 62.0%literacy
- 1,024females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mejharadi

Of every 100 households in Mejharadi in 2011, 47 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mejharadi · ■ Santuri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%**

**67%

Use banking services ****52%**

**52%

Television ****44%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Mejharadi?

■ Mejharadi · ■ Santuri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1075**

**973

Working population ****32.9%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 47.7% for women. 57% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 68 (24%) · **■** Marginal 181 (64%)

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 Santuri

- Poradiha950 people
- Shaltora941 people
- Teashi940 people
- Goalberya864 people
- Lediam824 people
- Kherad795 people
- Dhenkshila788 people
- Rambhatdi777 people

[All 103 villages in Santuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/santuri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mejharadi?860 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mejharadi in?Puruliya district (Santuri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mejharadi?62.0% (Census 2011)