Mejia, Bankura

Mejia
মেজিয়া
Village
Mejia
Mejia

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 23°34′12.0″N 87°06′00.0″E / 23.570000°N 87.100000°E / 23.570000; 87.100000Coordinates: 23°34′12.0″N 87°06′00.0″E / 23.570000°N 87.100000°E / 23.570000; 87.100000
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Population (2011)
 • Total 5,308
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 722143 (Mejia)
Telephone/STD code 03241
Lok Sabha constituency Bankura
Vidhan Sabha constituency Saltora
Website bankura.gov.in
For other uses, see Mejia (disambiguation).

Mejia is a village, with a police station, in Mejia CD Block in Bankura Sadar subdivision of Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Mejia had a total population of 5,308 of which 2,772 (52%) were males and 2,536 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 620. The total number of literates in Mejia was 3,592 (76.62% of the population over 6 years).[1]

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Mejia CD Block are located at Mejia.[2]

Police station

Mejia police station has jurisdiction over Mejia CD Block. The area covered is 162.90 km2 and the population covered is 76,123.[3][4]

Economy

Industries

Sova Ispat Limited, at Mejia, produces sponge iron, rolled products, ferro alloys and pig iron and has a captive power plant. It employs 5,000 people. Ma Amba Sponge Iron Pvt. Ltd. employs 250 people.[5]

Transport

NH 14, (old numbering NH 60), running from Morgram to Kharagpur, passes through Mejia.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "District Census Handbook: Bankura" (PDF). Map of Bankura with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bankura". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Mejia PS". Bankura District Police. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Bankura district". West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 14 October 2016.


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