Village · Pamgarh, Janjgir - Champa
# Meu

Meu is a village in Pamgarh sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495554. The 2011 Census counted 4,315 people in 961 households, the 7th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.
- 4,315 people (2011)
- 961 households
- 67.8% literacy
- 495554 PIN code

## Meu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Meu is 495554. Meu falls in Pamgarh sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 495554
- Gram panchayat Meu
- Community development block Pamgarh
- Census village code 437066

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Meu from nearby towns?
- Pamgarh (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 44 km by road
- Rahaud (nearest town) 8 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Meu?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Meu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 4 govt · 2 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 2 private
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 2 private
- ● Alternative medicine hospital In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kharod
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kharod
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Meu known for?

The main crops are paddy, tivra and wheat. About 82% of the 1,211 hectares of village land is sown, and 993 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Meu

Of every 100 households in Meu in 2011, 93 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Meu · ■ Pamgarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 88%
- Toilet within the home 9% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 91% 88%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 15% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97%
- Use banking services 38% 34%
- Television 28% 30%
- Mobile phone 23% 27%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 37% 35%
- Own their home 98% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Meu?

■ Meu · ■ Pamgarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.8% 70.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 994
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 983 953
- Working population 37.0% 49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 57.2% for women. 49% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 438 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 343 (21%) · ■ Household industry 12 (1%) · ■ Other work 88 (6%) · ■ Marginal 716 (45%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Pamgarh
- Donga Kohraud 5,427 people
- Loharsi 4,813 people
- Chandipara 4,620 people
- Bhainso 4,401 people
- Konar 4,243 people
- Tanaud 4,073 people
- Dhardehi 4,070 people
- Mulmula 3,663 people

All 72 villages in Pamgarh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Meu? 495554
- How far is Meu from Janjgir? 44 km by road
- What is the population of Meu? 4,315 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meu in? Janjgir - Champa district (Pamgarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Meu? 67.8% (Census 2011)

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