# Mestakhali Village, Bishnupur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bishnupur - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Mestakhali

Mestakhali is a village in Bishnupur - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,987 people in 399 households**, the 41st largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 1,987people (2011)
- 399households
- 69.4%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mestakhali

Of every 100 households in Mestakhali in 2011, 51 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mestakhali · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**44%

Tap water ****71%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****16%**

**36%

Television ****32%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mestakhali?

■ Mestakhali · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**954

Working population ****38.3%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 63.4% for women. 56% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (7%) · **■** Household industry 227 (30%) · **■** Other work 129 (17%) · **■** Marginal 301 (40%)

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 Bishnupur - I

- Chak Nursikdar2,164 people
- Chamni2,164 people
- Dakshin Kazirhat2,115 people
- Khiristala2,038 people
- Deuli1,973 people
- Jalilpur1,843 people
- Chakbagi1,831 people
- Parbatipur1,796 people

[All 85 villages in Bishnupur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bishnupur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mestakhali?1,987 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mestakhali in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bishnupur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mestakhali?69.4% (Census 2011)