# Megha Village, Keotiranway, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Keotiranway, Darbhanga 

# Megha

Megha is a village in Keotiranway sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847237**. The 2011 Census counted **1,033 people in 193 households**, the 72nd largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 1,033people (2011)
- 193households
- 63.2%literacy
- 847237PIN code

## Megha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Megha is 847237.** Megha falls in Keotiranway sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- PIN code847237
- Gram panchayatKoilathan
- Community development blockKeotiranway
- Census village code226975

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

## How far is Megha from nearby towns?

- Keotiranway (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)10 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town)10 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 Megha?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Megha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Laheriasarai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 13 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 Megha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 63 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Megha

Of every 100 households in Megha in 2011, 54 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Megha · ■ Keotiranway rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**71%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**91%

Use banking services ****42%**

**34%

Television ****5%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**32%

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 Megha?

■ Megha · ■ Keotiranway rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****809**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**929

Working population ****32.1%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 42.9% for women. 48% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 89 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (12%) · **■** Other work 199 (60%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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 Keotiranway

- Hanuman Nagar1,116 people
- Kamaldah1,106 people
- Bheriahi1,103 people
- Jiwar1,041 people
- Mohan Math987 people
- Birna967 people
- Hajipur952 people
- Chatra856 people

[All 110 villages in Keotiranway](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/keotiranway/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Megha?847237
- How far is Megha from Darbhanga?10 km by road
- What is the population of Megha?1,033 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Megha in?Darbhanga district (Keotiranway sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Megha?63.2% (Census 2011)