# Mekhpa Village, Makhdumpur, Jehanabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Makhdumpur, Jehanabad 

# Mekhpa

Mekhpa is a village in Makhdumpur sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,518 people in 428 households**, the 31st largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 2,518people (2011)
- 428households
- 56.7%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Mekhpa PIN code and other codes

Mekhpa falls in Makhdumpur sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDakra
- Community development blockMakhdumpur
- Census village code260489

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

## How far is Mekhpa from nearby towns?

- Makhdumpur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Jehanabad (district HQ)23 km by road
- Makhdumpur (nearest town)6 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 Mekhpa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Mekhpa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jehanabad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jehanabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 2 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 Mekhpa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 35% of the 202 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Mekhpa

Of every 100 households in Mekhpa in 2011, 23 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mekhpa · ■ Makhdumpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**78%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****26%**

**47%

Television ****6%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mekhpa?

■ Mekhpa · ■ Makhdumpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847**

**924

Working population ****34.6%**

**30.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.3% for men and 46.0% for women. 42% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 141 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 381 (44%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 70 (8%) · **■** Marginal 261 (30%)

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 Makhdumpur

- Bandea2,715 people
- Supi2,632 people
- Punahda2,579 people
- Bishunganj2,556 people
- Machhil2,495 people
- Akauna2,474 people
- Bela2,444 people
- Sultanpur2,395 people

[All 117 villages in Makhdumpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/makhdumpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mekhpa from Jehanabad?23 km by road
- What is the population of Mekhpa?2,518 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mekhpa in?Jehanabad district (Makhdumpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mekhpa?56.7% (Census 2011)