# Medikhet Village, Meghnagar, Jhabua (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Meghnagar, Jhabua 

# Medikhet

Medikhet is a village in Meghnagar sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **474 people in 85 households**, the 97th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 39.3%.

- 474people (2011)
- 85households
- 33.8%literacy
- 1,052females per 1,000 males

## Medikhet PIN code and other codes

Medikhet falls in Meghnagar sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMeghnagar
- Census village code504449

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

## How far is Medikhet from nearby towns?

- Meghnagar (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Jhabua (district HQ)54 km by road
- Meghnagar (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 Medikhet?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Medikhet; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madrani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thandla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jhabua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Medikhet known for?

The main crops are **dhan, makka and tuar**. About 88% of the 80 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Medikhet

Of every 100 households in Medikhet in 2011, 5 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Medikhet · ■ Meghnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**4%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****100%**

**35%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****88%**

**70%

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 Medikhet?

■ Medikhet · ■ Meghnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.8%**

**39.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866**

**924

Working population ****54.6%**

**50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 37.8% for men and 30.3% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 91 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (62%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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 Meghnagar

- Rakhadiya540 people
- Kundla513 people
- Kesharpura509 people
- Khedi475 people
- Gaduli469 people
- Jhadkitodi463 people
- Nawa Pada441 people
- Juni Rambhapur433 people

[All 110 villages in Meghnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/meghnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Medikhet from Jhabua?54 km by road
- What is the population of Medikhet?474 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Medikhet in?Jhabua district (Meghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Medikhet?33.8% (Census 2011)