# Mejhia Village, Jamtara, Jamtara (Jharkhand) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/jamtara/jamtara/mejhia/ Village · Jamtara, Jamtara # Mejhia Mejhia is a village in Jamtara sub-district of Jamtara district, Jharkhand, PIN code **815351**. The 2011 Census counted **2,841 people in 599 households**, the 8th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%. - 2,841people (2011) - 599households - 63.7%literacy - 815351PIN code ## Mejhia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mejhia is 815351.** Mejhia falls in Jamtara sub-district, Jamtara district, Jharkhand. - PIN code815351 - Gram panchayatMejhia - Community development blockJamtara - Census village code372733 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mejhia from nearby towns? - Jamtara (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Jamtara (district HQ)8 km by road - Jamtara (nearest town)8 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 Mejhia? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Mejhia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jamtara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Jamtara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - 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 Mejhia known for? The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include basket. About 57% of the 837 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Mejhia Of every 100 households in Mejhia in 2011, 42 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mejhia · ■ Jamtara rural average Electricity for lighting ****42%** **43% Toilet within the home ****12%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **95% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **74% Use banking services ****40%** **39% Television ****25%** **23% Mobile phone ****27%** **31% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****15%** **11% 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 Mejhia? ■ Mejhia · ■ Jamtara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%** **66.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **968 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****791** **945 Working population ****53.5%** **41.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.3% for men and 51.1% for women. 57% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 153 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (4%) · **■** Household industry 68 (4%) · **■** Other work 106 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,129 (74%) 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 Jamtara - Pialsola3,256 people - Kelahi2,915 people - Jiajuri2,911 people - Siulibari2,870 people - Bagjuri2,630 people - Chalna2,577 people - Sahardal2,532 people - Dhobna2,220 people [All 137 villages in Jamtara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/jamtara/jamtara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mejhia?815351 - How far is Mejhia from Jamtara?8 km by road - What is the population of Mejhia?2,841 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mejhia in?Jamtara district (Jamtara sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Mejhia?63.7% (Census 2011)