Block / Subdivision → Polba Dadpur
District → Hugli
State → West Bengal
According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Meria village is 325148. Meria village is located in Polba Dadpur subdivision of Hugli district in West Bengal, India. It is situated 7.7km away from sub-district headquarter Polba (tehsildar office) and 17.2km away from district headquarter Chinsura. As per 2009 stats, Akhna is the gram panchayat of Meria village.
The total geographical area of village is 334.5 hectares. Meria has a total population of 2,693 peoples, out of which male population is 1,393 while female population is 1,300. This results in a sex ratio of approximately 933 females for every 1,000 males. Literacy rate of meria village is 77.39% out of which 81.84% males and 72.62% females are literate. There are about 690 houses in meria village.
When it comes to administration, Meria village is governed by a Sarpanch, who is an elected representative (Head of Village) chosen through local elections, as per the Constitution of India and the Panchayati Raj Act. As per 2019 stats, Meria village comes under Saptagram Vidhan Sabha constituency & Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency. Chinsurah is nearest town to meria village for all major economic activities, which is approximately 24km away.
| Particulars | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 2,693 | 1,393 | 1,300 |
| Literate Population | 2,084 | 1,140 | 944 |
| Illiterate Population | 609 | 253 | 356 |
| Meria - Village Overview | |
| Gram Panchayat : | Akhna |
| Block / Subdivision : | Polba Dadpur |
| District : | Hugli |
| State : | West Bengal |
| Pincode : | N/A |
| Area : | 334.5 hectares |
| Sex Ratio (2011): | 933 |
| Population (2011): | 2,693 |
| Households : | 690 |
| Assembly Constituency : | Saptagram |
| Parliament Constituency : | Hooghly |
| Nearest Town : | Chinsurah (24 km) |
| Villages in Akhna Gram Panchayat | |
| Akna | Basudebbati |
| Birpala | Dalimba |
| Ekbalpur | Gopalnagar |
| Jot Kalidas | Kapashtikri |
| Kasemaligar | Khein |
| Malipara | Manipur |
| Meria | Prasadpur |
| Radhanagar | Sonatikri |
| Sultangachha | |
| Related Pages |
| List of Villages in Polba Dadpur |
| List of Subdivisions in Hugli |
| List of Districts in West Bengal |
* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.