# Mehadwani Village, Shahpura, Dindori (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dindori/shahpura/mehadwani/ Village · Shahpura, Dindori # Mehadwani Mehadwani is a village in Shahpura sub-district of Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,865 people in 778 households**, the 1st largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.0%. - 2,865people (2011) - 778households - 81.1%literacy - 962females per 1,000 males ## Mehadwani PIN code and other codes Mehadwani falls in Shahpura sub-district, Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockMenhadwani - Census village code491741 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mehadwani from nearby towns? - Shahpura (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Dindori (district HQ)65 km by road - Shahpura (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 Mehadwani? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Mehadwani; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandla - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 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 Mehadwani known for? The main crops are **makka, kodu and kudki**. About 50% of the 850 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Mehadwani Of every 100 households in Mehadwani in 2011, 72 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Mehadwani · ■ Shahpura rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **39% Toilet within the home ****20%** **3% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **96% Tap water ****54%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **99% Use banking services ****68%** **80% Television ****40%** **4% Mobile phone ****35%** **8% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **0% None of these assets ****41%** **75% Own their home ****81%** **98% 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 Mehadwani? ■ Mehadwani · ■ Shahpura rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%** **59.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962** **1006 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950** **967 Working population ****38.9%** **57.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.1% for men and 71.9% for women. 49% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 141 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 400 (36%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 341 (31%) · **■** Marginal 209 (19%) 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 Shahpura - Bargaon Mal.2,799 people - Sarasdoli Mal.2,756 people - Kathotiya Ryt.2,736 people - Bichhiya2,362 people [All 316 villages in Shahpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dindori/shahpura/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mehadwani from Dindori?65 km by road - What is the population of Mehadwani?2,865 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mehadwani in?Dindori district (Shahpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Mehadwani?81.1% (Census 2011)