# Meli Village, Pipariya, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Pipariya, Hoshangabad 

# Meli

Meli is a village in Pipariya sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **188 people in 39 households**, the 126th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 188people (2011)
- 39households
- 50.3%literacy
- 843females per 1,000 males

## Meli PIN code and other codes

Meli falls in Pipariya sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPipariya
- Census village code487893

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

## How far is Meli from nearby towns?

- Pipariya (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)98 km by road
- Pipariya (nearest town)26 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 Meli?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Meli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pipariya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pipariya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Itarsi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Meli known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 43% of the 90 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Meli

Of every 100 households in Meli in 2011, 69 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Meli · ■ Pipariya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**28%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****95%**

**49%

Television ****8%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****69%**

**37%

Own their home ****92%**

**93%

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 Meli?

■ Meli · ■ Pipariya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.3%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****843**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****607**

**935

Working population ****34.0%**

**38.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.4% for men and 44.9% for women. 44% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 10 (16%) · **■** Marginal 39 (61%)

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 Pipariya

- Gadroli198 people
- Mehdi Kheda198 people
- Aliwada196 people
- Itua195 people
- Birjikhapa177 people
- Badkachhar165 people
- Muar164 people
- Khari160 people

[All 147 villages in Pipariya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/pipariya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Meli from Hoshangabad?98 km by road
- What is the population of Meli?188 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meli in?Hoshangabad district (Pipariya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Meli?50.3% (Census 2011)