# Meh Village, Barun, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Barun, Aurangabad 

# Meh

Meh is a village in Barun sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,344 people in 218 households**, the 48th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 1,344people (2011)
- 218households
- 74.3%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Meh PIN code and other codes

Meh falls in Barun sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMeh
- Community development blockBarun
- Census village code253686

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Meh from nearby towns?

- Barun (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)32 km by road
- Aurangabad (nearest town)32 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Meh?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Meh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barun
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Barun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Meh known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 398 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Meh

Of every 100 households in Meh in 2011, 1 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Meh · ■ Barun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****62%**

**56%

Television ****12%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Meh?

■ Meh · ■ Barun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**954

Working population ****31.0%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 62.3% for women. 50% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 205 (49%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 59 (14%) · **■** Marginal 42 (10%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Barun

- Pipra1,440 people
- Mahtha1,430 people
- Makhra1,409 people
- Sobhekhap1,376 people
- Ratanpura1,288 people
- Teldiha1,286 people
- Chiraila1,277 people
- Hetampur1,242 people

[All 201 villages in Barun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/barun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Meh from Aurangabad?32 km by road
- What is the population of Meh?1,344 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meh in?Aurangabad district (Barun sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Meh?74.3% (Census 2011)