# Peth Mekehama Village, Beerwah, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/beerwah/peth-mekehama/ Village · Beerwah, Badgam # Peth Mekehama Peth Mekehama is a village in Beerwah sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **4,646 people in 621 households**, the 5th largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%. - 4,646people (2011) - 621households - 57.7%literacy - 959females per 1,000 males ## Peth Mekehama PIN code and other codes Peth Mekehama falls in Beerwah sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatPeth Mekehama - Community development blockNarbal - Census village code000451 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Peth Mekehama from nearby towns? - Beerwah (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Budgam (district HQ)25 km by road - Magam (nearest town)2 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 Peth Mekehama? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Peth Mekehama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Magam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Beerwah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srinagar - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 3 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 Peth Mekehama known for? The main crops are **wheat**. Products made here include shawls. About 66% of the 220 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 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 Peth Mekehama Of every 100 households in Peth Mekehama in 2011, 97 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Peth Mekehama · ■ Beerwah rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **95% Toilet within the home ****100%** **88% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **9% Tap water ****72%** **69% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **85% Use banking services ****70%** **60% Television ****56%** **51% Mobile phone ****81%** **74% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****3%** **8% Own their home ****99%** **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 Peth Mekehama? ■ Peth Mekehama · ■ Beerwah rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%** **56.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **868 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910** **741 Working population ****24.2%** **27.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.6% for men and 49.4% for women. 37% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 99 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (10%) · **■** Household industry 152 (14%) · **■** Other work 252 (22%) · **■** Marginal 508 (45%) 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 Beerwah - Sozeth Gori Pora8,171 people - Kawsa Khalisa6,123 people - Rathsun5,907 people - Ari Panthan5,268 people - Kawsa Jagir4,348 people - Chewdara4,161 people - Mazehama3,949 people - Nar Bal3,360 people [All 104 villages in Beerwah](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/beerwah/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Peth Mekehama from Budgam?25 km by road - What is the population of Peth Mekehama?4,646 (Census 2011) - Which district is Peth Mekehama in?Badgam district (Beerwah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Peth Mekehama?57.7% (Census 2011)