# Meghua Village, Tetaria, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/tetaria/meghua/ Village · Tetaria, Purba Champaran # Meghua Meghua is a village in Tetaria sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,067 people in 416 households**, the 22nd largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.8%. - 2,067people (2011) - 416households - 50.6%literacy - 963females per 1,000 males ## Meghua PIN code and other codes Meghua falls in Tetaria sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMeghua - Community development blockTetaria - Census village code218649 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Meghua from nearby towns? - Tetaria (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)65 km by road - Chakia (nearest town)35 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 Meghua? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Meghua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narha Panapur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chakiya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)2 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 Meghua known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 249 hectares of village land is sown, and 133 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 Meghua Of every 100 households in Meghua in 2011, 2 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Meghua · ■ Tetaria rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **1% Toilet within the home ****15%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **92% Tap water ****4%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****46%** **42% Television ****14%** **7% Mobile phone ****74%** **60% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****9%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **2% None of these assets ****14%** **18% Own their home ****95%** **99% 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 Meghua? ■ Meghua · ■ Tetaria rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.6%** **45.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **896 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866** **940 Working population ****41.0%** **36.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.2% for men and 41.0% for women. 53% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 179 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 231 (27%) · **■** Other work 99 (12%) · **■** Marginal 338 (40%) 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 Tetaria - Fazilpur2,523 people - Punas2,495 people - Maniarpur2,408 people - Bhagwanpur2,159 people - Saraiya1,717 people - Sagahri1,687 people - Ujhilpur1,644 people - Manikpur1,218 people [All 46 villages in Tetaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/tetaria/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Meghua from Motihari?65 km by road - What is the population of Meghua?2,067 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meghua in?Purba Champaran district (Tetaria sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Meghua?50.6% (Census 2011)