Mejia

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Mejia | type = Community Development Block | latd = 23.57 | longd = 87.10
state_name = West Bengal
district = Bankura
leader_title =
leader_name =
altitude = 77
population_as_of =2001
population_total = 76117
population_density = 467
area_magnitude=
area_total = 162.90
area_telephone = 91 3241
postal_code = 722 143
vehicle_code_range =
sex_ratio = 926
unlocode =
website = bankura.gov.in/
footnotes =

Mejia ( _bn. মেজিয়া) is a town and a community development block in the sadar subdivision of Bankura District in West Bengal, India. It is on NH 60 connecting Raniganj with Midnapore via Bankura and Bishnupur. There is a bridge on the Damodar River. [http://wikimapia.org/355735/] It is 35 km from Durgapur.

Geography

Mejia is located at coord|23.57|N|87.10|E| [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Mejia.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mejia] ] . It has an average elevation of m to ft|77|m|abbr=on.

Demographics

In the 2001 census, Mejia community development block had a population of 76,117 out of which 39,518 were males and 36,599 were females. Decadal growth for the period 1991-2001 was 9.85% for Mejia, against 13.79% in Bankura district. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84%. [cite web | url =http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/Table4_13.htm | title = Provisional population totals, West Bengal, Table 4, Bankura District | accessdate = 2007-08-23 | last = | first = | work = Census of India 2001 | publisher = Census Commission of India]

Mejia Bloc had a total scheduled caste population of 25,740 and a scheduled tribe population of 2,196. [cite web | url = http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/HouseListingF/SCST/All_distSCST(TRU1)13.htm | title = TRU for all Districts (SC & ST and Total) | accessdate = 2008-08-23 | last = | first = | work = Census 2001 | publisher =Census Commission of India ]

Economy

The primarily agricultural region started changing with the mining of coal by Eastern Coalfields Limited in the region. It is now an important coal mining area of Coal India Limited. [ [http://easterncoal.nic.in/corporate.html Eastern Coalfields] ] In 1996 Mejia Thermal Power Station was set up by Damodar Valley Corporation at Durlavpur. It has three units of 210 MW each. Capacity addition of 2 X 250 MW has been planned. [ [http://www.dvcindia.org/power/sub/mejia.htm DVC] ] La Farge is setting up a cement plant at Mejia. [ [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1061201/asp/bengal/story_7075429.asp The Telegraph 1 December 2007] ] It would use the fly ash generated by the thermal power plant. [ [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/12870408.cms The Times of India 13 June 2002] ] There are other units such as Shova Ispat which is investing Rs 279 crore (Rs 2.79 billion) in a sponge iron, roll product and ferro alloy unit in Mejia. [ [http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2004/jun/19bengal.htm Rediff] ]

The Government of West Bengal along with District Administration have selected few blocks of Bankura District as the most promising areas for setting up big & medium scale Industries. Mejia is one of them. [ [http://bankura.gov.in/Industries/industriesl_1.htm Bankura District official website] ]

External links

* [http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/westbengal/districts/bankura.htm Map of Bankura district]

References

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