# Mehakar Village, Ghoda Dongri, Betul (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Ghoda Dongri, Betul 

# Mehakar

Mehakar is a village in Ghoda Dongri sub-district of Betul district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **986 people in 184 households**, the 52nd largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 986people (2011)
- 184households
- 41.7%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Mehakar PIN code and other codes

Mehakar falls in Ghoda Dongri sub-district, Betul district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGhoda Dongari
- Census village code485885

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

## How far is Mehakar from nearby towns?

- Betul (district HQ)30 km by road
- Sarni (nearest town)24 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 Mehakar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Mehakar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Juwadi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bagdona
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Betul
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Mehakar known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and soyabean**. About 91% of the 255 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Mehakar

Of every 100 households in Mehakar in 2011, 70 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mehakar · ■ Ghoda Dongri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**13%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****67%**

**74%

Television ****12%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Mehakar?

■ Mehakar · ■ Ghoda Dongri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.7%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**975

Working population ****59.9%**

**50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.9% for men and 30.3% for women. 57% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 145 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 135 (23%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (4%) · **■** Marginal 285 (48%)

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 Ghoda Dongri

- Malwar1,039 people
- Dhased Ryt1,022 people
- Nutandanga1,015 people
- Dharampur988 people
- Mahendrawadi983 people
- Koylari974 people
- Rampur974 people
- Dokli973 people

[All 172 villages in Ghoda Dongri](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/ghoda-dongri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mehakar from Betul?30 km by road
- What is the population of Mehakar?986 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehakar in?Betul district (Ghoda Dongri sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mehakar?41.7% (Census 2011)