# Mehda Village, Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Mehda

Mehda is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494776**. The 2011 Census counted **328 people in 68 households**, the 176th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 328people (2011)
- 68households
- 59.3%literacy
- 494776PIN code

## Mehda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mehda is 494776.** Mehda falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494776
- Gram panchayatDharampur
- Community development blockKoyalibeda
- Census village code448317

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

## How far is Mehda from nearby towns?

- Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)162 km by road
- Pakhanjur (nearest town)40 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 Mehda?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Mehda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chotebetiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pakhanjur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pakhanjur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Mehda known for?

About 34% of the 360 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Mehda

Of every 100 households in Mehda in 2011, 39 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mehda · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****35%**

**42%

Television ****7%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Mehda?

■ Mehda · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**981

Working population ****28.4%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 48.2% for women. 45% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 77 (83%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 15 (16%)

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 Pakhanjur

- Shankar Nagar334 people
- Yesebeda334 people
- Kagbaras333 people
- Kandadi332 people
- Indrapuri327 people
- Dadbisalebhat323 people
- Kastura321 people
- Aadapharsi320 people

[All 301 villages in Pakhanjur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mehda?494776
- How far is Mehda from Kanker?162 km by road
- What is the population of Mehda?328 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehda in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Mehda?59.3% (Census 2011)