Village · Baloda Bazar, Raipur # Medh Medh is a village in Baloda Bazar sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493332. The 2011 Census counted 1,613 people in 304 households, the 49th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%. - 1,613 people (2011) - 304 households - 62.2% literacy - 493332 PIN code ## Medh PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Medh is 493332. Medh falls in Baloda Bazar sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 493332 - Gram panchayat Mendh - Community development block Balodabazar - Census village code 443720 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Medh from nearby towns? - Baloda Bazar (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Raipur (district HQ) 98 km by road - Baloda Bazar (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Medh? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Medh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Damru - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Baloda Bazar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Baloda Bazar - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Medh known for? About 73% of the 526 hectares of village land is sown, and 252 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Medh Of every 100 households in Medh in 2011, 98 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Medh · ■ Baloda Bazar rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 76% - Toilet within the home 14% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 86% 90% - Tap water 1% 5% - Drinking water within premises 10% 9% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 97% - Use banking services 53% 33% - Television 40% 27% - Mobile phone 45% 24% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 12% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 8% 27% - Own their home 97% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Medh? ■ Medh · ■ Baloda Bazar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 62.2% 68.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1039 1007 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1016 976 - Working population 46.7% 46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.6% for men and 50.4% for women. 49% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 222 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 265 (35%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 120 (16%) · ■ Marginal 142 (19%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Baloda Bazar - Gaitara 1,681 people - Purenakhapri 1,673 people - Bharsela 1,646 people - Pausari 1,626 people - Khainda 1,602 people - Koyda 1,598 people - Marda 1,592 people - Bhadrapali 1,549 people All 147 villages in Baloda Bazar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Medh? 493332 - How far is Medh from Raipur? 98 km by road - What is the population of Medh? 1,613 (Census 2011) - Which district is Medh in? Raipur district (Baloda Bazar sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Medh? 62.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/baloda-bazar/medh/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.