# Meraganj Village, Kultali – Population, Literacy & Census 2011

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Village · Kultali, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Meraganj

Meraganj is a village in Kultali sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **22,225 people in 4,028 households**, the 1st largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 22,225people (2011)
- 4,028households
- 63.8%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Meraganj

Of every 100 households in Meraganj in 2011, 1 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Meraganj · ■ Kultali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**1%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**96%

Use banking services ****16%**

**24%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****56%**

**41%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Meraganj?

■ Meraganj · ■ Kultali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991**

**977

Working population ****31.2%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 57.0% for women. 49% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 632 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,598 (23%) · **■** Household industry 598 (9%) · **■** Other work 854 (12%) · **■** Marginal 3,260 (47%)

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 Kultali

- Jalabaria20,138 people
- Debipur Gurguria10,812 people
- Dongajora10,275 people
- Sankizahan8,811 people

[All 46 villages in Kultali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/kultali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Meraganj?22,225 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meraganj in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Kultali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Meraganj?63.8% (Census 2011)