# Megra Kalan Village, Berasia, Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhopal/berasia/megra-kalan/ Village · Berasia, Bhopal # Megra Kalan Megra Kalan is a village in Berasia sub-district of Bhopal district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,368 people in 292 households**, the 35th largest of 290 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.1%. - 1,368people (2011) - 292households - 73.5%literacy - 882females per 1,000 males ## Megra Kalan PIN code and other codes Megra Kalan falls in Berasia sub-district, Bhopal district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBerasia - Census village code482199 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Megra Kalan from nearby towns? - Berasia (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Bhopal (district HQ)50 km by road - Berasia (nearest town)10 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 Megra Kalan? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Megra Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Berasia - ○Degree college5–10 km · Berasia - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Berasia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertube wells / boreholes - 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 Megra Kalan known for? The main crops are **wheat, chana and soyabean**. About 82% of the 904 hectares of village land is sown, and 215 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 Megra Kalan Of every 100 households in Megra Kalan in 2011, 86 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Megra Kalan · ■ Berasia rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **64% Toilet within the home ****10%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **98% Use banking services ****49%** **28% Television ****35%** **26% Mobile phone ****50%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****21%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **43% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 Megra Kalan? ■ Megra Kalan · ■ Berasia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%** **64.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882** **899 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1146** **920 Working population ****40.4%** **44.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.1% for men and 58.6% for women. 51% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 191 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (4%) · **■** Other work 52 (9%) · **■** Marginal 285 (52%) 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 Berasia - Rondia1,495 people - Birha Shyam Khedi1,489 people - Karhaiya Shah1,457 people - Pipalkheda1,405 people - Kadaiya Kota1,366 people - Jamusar Khurd1,364 people - Hiran Khedi1,355 people - Ijagiri1,338 people [All 303 villages in Berasia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhopal/berasia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Megra Kalan from Bhopal?50 km by road - What is the population of Megra Kalan?1,368 (Census 2011) - Which district is Megra Kalan in?Bhopal district (Berasia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Megra Kalan?73.5% (Census 2011)