Mejia is a village in Mejia CD block in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the

Bankura district Bankura district (Pron: bãkuɽa) is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is part of Medinipur division—one of the five administrative divisions of West Bengal. Bankura district is surrounded by Purba Bardhaman distri ...

in the state of

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Geography

Location

Mejia is located at .

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 Chota Nagpur Plateau is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar. The Indo-Gangetic plain lies to the north and east of the plateau, and the bas ...

. The soil is

laterite Laterite is both a soil and a rock type rich in iron and aluminium and is commonly considered to have formed in hot and wet tropical areas. Nearly all laterites are of rusty-red coloration, because of high iron oxide content. They develop by ...

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 Damodar River (Pron: /ˈdʌmoˌdaː/) is a river flowing across the Indian states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. Rich in mineral resources, the valley is home to large-scale mining and industrial activity. Earlier known as the Sorrow of Bengal bec ...

. It is a predominantly rural area with 89% of the population living in rural areas and only 11% living in the urban areas. 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 The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, 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).

Civic administration

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Mejia CD block are located at Mejia.

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.

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.

Transport

National Highway 14, (old numbering

NH 60 National Highway 60 or NH 60 is a National Highway of India that runs from the junction with NH 5 at Balasore to junction with NH 34 at Morgram. It passes through Jaleswar, Dantan, Belda, Narayangarh, Kharagpur, Medinipur, Salboni, Chandr ...

), running from

Morgram Morgram (also spelled Moregram) is a village and gram panchayat in the Sagardighi CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Morgram is located at . Villages in Morgr ...

Kharagpur Kharagpur () is a planned urban agglomeration and a major industrial city in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Kharagpur subdivision. It is the largest, most populated, multicultural and cosmopol ...

, passes through Mejia.

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. 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. 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.

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).

References

{{Bankura District Villages in Bankura district