Mekliganj (P)
Mekliganj block · Coochbehar district, West Bengal · PIN 735304 · village code 307834
The 2020 population figure for this village looks unreliable, so no change
is shown. Census 2011 recorded 1,935 people; Mission Antyodaya
2020 recorded 600 — a drop of more than 40%. One of the two is wrong and we cannot
tell which.
Census 2011
Total population
1,935
Male / female
1,000 / 935
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
935
Children aged 0–6
256
Literacy rate
59.5%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
771 / 0
Working population
698
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
81.1%
Households
450
Village facilities, 2020
This village spans 2 gram panchayats and was surveyed once by each. The figures below are from Bagdogra-Fulkadabri panchayat's return.
Primary school
Yes
Middle school nearest 1 km away
No
High school nearest 2 km away
No
Piped tap water nearest 2 km away
No
All-weather road nearest 2 km away
No
Public transport
Bus
Electricity
8-12 Hrs
Bank nearest 5 km away
No
Primary health centre nearest 2 km away
No
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
No
Common service centre
No CSC
The village primary school
These figures sit inside a single merged column of the Mission Antyodaya file and are not published anywhere in readable form.
Students
200
Teachers
4
Students per teacher
50
Electricity
Yes
Toilets
Both
Computer lab
No
Playground
No
Drinking water
Yes
Mid-day meal
Yes
Farming
Farm households
0
Non-farm households
0
Net sown area
80 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
80 / 80 / 80
Main irrigation source
Other
Location
26.3423, 88.9482 — view on OpenStreetMap
Nearby villages
Matikata · Mechkoka · Megh Narayaner Kuthi · Mekhliganj · Mirapara · Mirer Kuthi · Moamari · Moamari