Mekliganj is a Taluk located in Koch Bihar district of West Bengal. It is one of 13 Taluks of Koch Bihar district. There are 186 villages and 1 towns in Mekliganj Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Mekliganj Taluk has 37142 households, population of 155250 of which 80052 are males and 75198 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 21412 which is 13.79% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Mekliganj Taluk is around
939 compared to
950 which is average of West Bengal state. The literacy rate of Mekliganj Taluk is 59.78% out of which 66.15% males are literate and 52.99% females are literate. The total area of Mekliganj is 319.17 sq.km with population density of 486 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 97.11% of population lives in Urban area and 2.89% lives in Rural area. There are 71.24% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1.24% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Mekliganj Taluk.
Mekliganj Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 155250 | 100% |
| Hindu | 124829 | 80.41% |
| Muslim | 29896 | 19.26% |
| Jain | 198 | 0.13% |
| Religion not stated | 127 | 0.08% |
| Christian | 117 | 0.08% |
| Buddhist | 38 | 0.02% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 31 | 0.02% |
| Sikh | 14 | 0.01% |
Mekliganj Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 1135 | 36007 |
| Total Population | 4483 | 150767 |
| Population (%) | 50.21% | 48.4% |
| Male Population | 2251 | 77801 |
| Female Population | 2232 | 72966 |
| Sex Ratio | 992 | 938 |
| Literacy (%) | 70.76% | 59.45% |
List of Cities in Mekliganj
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List of Villages in Mekliganj
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