# Megha Village, Jarmundi, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Jarmundi, Dumka 

# Megha

Megha is a village in Jarmundi sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814118**. The 2011 Census counted **485 people in 103 households**, the 97th largest of 470 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 485people (2011)
- 103households
- 67.7%literacy
- 814118PIN code

## Megha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Megha is 814118.** Megha falls in Jarmundi sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814118
- Gram panchayatKushmaha
- Community development blockJarmundi
- Census village code369893

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

## How far is Megha from nearby towns?

- Jarmundi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)32 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)32 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 Megha?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Megha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jarmundi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Megha known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include tobacco. About 17% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Megha

Of every 100 households in Megha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Megha · ■ Jarmundi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****70%**

**49%

Television ****17%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Megha?

■ Megha · ■ Jarmundi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**950

Working population ****29.7%**

**49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 56.1% for women. 47% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 6 (4%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 134 (93%)

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 Jarmundi

- Sakri500 people
- Bargo494 people
- Singhni490 people
- Mathura Biltikri485 people
- Sirampur485 people
- Sogradangal484 people
- Baratanr477 people
- Kateli477 people

[All 512 villages in Jarmundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/jarmundi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Megha?814118
- How far is Megha from Dumka?32 km by road
- What is the population of Megha?485 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Megha in?Dumka district (Jarmundi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Megha?67.7% (Census 2011)