Mejia, Bankura

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Mejia
Village
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Mejia
Location in West Bengal, India
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Mejia
Mejia (India)
Coordinates: 23°34′12.0″N87°06′00.0″E / 23.570000°N 87.100000°E / 23.570000; 87.100000 Coordinates: 23°34′12.0″N87°06′00.0″E / 23.570000°N 87.100000°E / 23.570000; 87.100000
Country India
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Population
 (2011)
  Total5,308
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
722143 (Mejia)
Telephone/STD code03241
Lok Sabha constituency Bankura
Vidhan Sabha constituency Saltora
Website bankura.gov.in

Mejia is a village in Mejia CD block in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.

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Geography

Mejia, Bankura
Places in Bankura Sadar subdivision in Bankura district
M: municipal town/ city, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: hill centre, T: temple/ religious centre, B: barrage
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Mejia is located at 23°34′12.0″N87°06′00.0″E / 23.570000°N 87.100000°E / 23.570000; 87.100000 .

Area overview

The map alongside shows the Bankura Sadar subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area is part of the Bankura Uplands in the west gradually merging with the Bankura-Bishnupur Rarh Plains in the north-east. The western portions are characterised by undulating terrain with many hills and ridges. The area is having a gradual descent from the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The soil is laterite red and hard beds are covered with scrub jungle and sal wood. Gradually it gives way to just uneven rolling lands but the soil continues to be lateritic. There are coal mines in the northern part, along the Damodar River. [1] It is a predominantly rural area with 89% of the population living in rural areas and only 11% living in the urban areas. [2]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 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). [3]

Civic administration

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Mejia CD block are located at Mejia. [4]

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. [5] [6]

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. [7]

Transport

National Highway 14, (old numbering NH 60), running from Morgram to Kharagpur, passes through Mejia. [8]

Education

The Government General Degree College, now renamed Kabi Jagadram Government General Degree College, at Gopalpur village, PO Mejia, was established in 2015. It is offering honours courses in Bengali, English, economics, history, philosophy, geology, physics, mathematics and accountancy. [9] [10]

Mejhia High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational school established in 1930. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 10 computers, 2,500 books in the library and a playground. [11]

Mejhia Girls High School is a Bengali-medium girls only school established in 1968. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 10 computers, 1,000 books in the library and a playground. [12]

Healthcare

Mejia Block Primary Health Centre, with 25 beds at Mejia, is the major government medical facility in Mejia CD block. There are primary health centres at Ramchandrapur (with 4 beds) and Pairasol (with 10 beds). [13] [14]

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References

  1. "District Census Handbook Bankura" (PDF). pages 13-17. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling". Table 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  4. "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.
  5. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bankura". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  6. "Mejia PS". Bankura District Police. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  7. "Bankura district". West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  8. "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  9. "Government General Degree College at Mejia (Gopalpur)". GGDC. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  10. "Kabi Jagadram Government General Degree College". KJGGDC. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  11. "Mejhia HS". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  12. "Mejhia Girls HS". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  13. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  14. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 April 2020.