Mertala
Purbasthali-Ii block · Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal · PIN 713513 · village code 319555
Population 2011
3,046
Census of India
Population 2020
3,131
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
+2.8%
85 people · 0.3% a year
Households
650
-11.8% vs 737 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
3,046
Male / female
1,601 / 1,445
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
903
Children aged 0–6
341
Literacy rate
60.3%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
370 / 0
Working population
1,150
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
57.0%
Households
737
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school
Yes
Middle school
Yes
High school
Yes
Piped tap water
50 to 100% habitations covered
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport
Auto
Electricity
>12 hrs
Bank nearest 5 km away
No
Primary health centre
Sub Centre
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
Yes
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
235
Teachers
10
Students per teacher
24
Electricity
Yes
Toilets
Both
Computer lab
No
Playground
Yes
Drinking water
Yes
Mid-day meal
Yes
Farming
Farm households
150
Non-farm households
500
Share of households farming, 2020
23%
Net sown area
180 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
60 / 180 / 40
Main irrigation source
Ground water (tube well/well/pump)
Location
23.4978, 88.3569 — view on OpenStreetMap
Nearby villages
Mejhiari · Melna · Mera · Meral · Merua · Merual · Metedanga · Minapur