# Mahelu Village, Khalwa, Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Khalwa, Khandwa 

# Mahelu

Mahelu is a village in Khalwa sub-district of Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **986 people in 155 households**, the 98th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.3%.

- 986people (2011)
- 155households
- 39.6%literacy
- 1,012females per 1,000 males

## Mahelu PIN code and other codes

Mahelu falls in Khalwa sub-district, Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKhalwa
- Census village code505558

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

## How far is Mahelu from nearby towns?

- Khalwa (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Khandwa (district HQ)95 km by road
- Chanera (nearest town)60 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 Mahelu?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Mahelu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Khandwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khandwa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Mahelu known for?

About 77% of the 313 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Mahelu

Of every 100 households in Mahelu in 2011, 91 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mahelu · ■ Khalwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**11%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****48%**

**46%

Television ****1%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**57%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mahelu?

■ Mahelu · ■ Khalwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.6%**

**53.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868**

**942

Working population ****24.5%**

**48.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.8% for men and 37.5% for women. 45% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 52 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (4%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 173 (71%)

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 Khalwa

- Dawaniya1,061 people
- Kundai Mal1,025 people
- Sukawa Ryt1,025 people
- Semalaya1,020 people
- Bakarjun982 people
- Chabutara977 people
- Didamada950 people
- Chainpur949 people

[All 147 villages in Khalwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khandwa/khalwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahelu from Khandwa?95 km by road
- What is the population of Mahelu?986 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahelu in?Khandwa district (Khalwa sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahelu?39.6% (Census 2011)