# Meghnath Village, Meherma, Godda (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Meherma, Godda 

# Meghnath

Meghnath is a village in Meherma sub-district of Godda district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **566 people in 113 households**, the 81st largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.0%.

- 566people (2011)
- 113households
- 68.4%literacy
- 856females per 1,000 males

## Meghnath PIN code and other codes

Meghnath falls in Meherma sub-district, Godda district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatDhodha
- Community development blockMeherma
- Census village code355823

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

## How far is Meghnath from nearby towns?

- Meherma (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Godda (district HQ)45 km by road
- Godda (nearest town)45 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 Meghnath?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Meghnath; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km

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 Meghnath known for?

About 30% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Meghnath

Of every 100 households in Meghnath in 2011, 46 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Meghnath · ■ Meherma rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**72%

Use banking services ****56%**

**46%

Television ****15%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****33%**

**37%

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 Meghnath?

■ Meghnath · ■ Meherma rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**56.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**960

Working population ****41.7%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 63.2% for women. 55% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 51 (22%) · **■** Other work 46 (19%) · **■** Marginal 139 (59%)

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 Meherma

- Dudhi Chak655 people
- Majhgain646 people
- Bhalui622 people
- Hulukpur578 people
- Birahim Chak522 people
- Kolbadda516 people
- Nawadih Tola511 people
- Dalahi497 people

[All 213 villages in Meherma](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/meherma/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Meghnath from Godda?45 km by road
- What is the population of Meghnath?566 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meghnath in?Godda district (Meherma sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Meghnath?68.4% (Census 2011)