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

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Village · Khalwa, Khandwa 

# Meerpur

Meerpur is a village in Khalwa sub-district of Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,690 people in 368 households**, the 56th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.3%.

- 1,690people (2011)
- 368households
- 47.2%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Meerpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKhalwa
- Census village code505609

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

## How far is Meerpur from nearby towns?

- Khalwa (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Khandwa (district HQ)48 km by road
- Khandwa (nearest town)48 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 Meerpur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Meerpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ashapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Harsud
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khandwa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Meerpur known for?

About 79% of the 700 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 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 Meerpur

Of every 100 households in Meerpur in 2011, 36 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Meerpur · ■ Khalwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**75%

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

**12%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

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

**11%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****15%**

**46%

Television ****5%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****64%**

**57%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Meerpur?

■ Meerpur · ■ Khalwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.2%**

**53.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**942

Working population ****62.7%**

**48.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.4% for men and 34.8% for women. 63% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 331 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 511 (48%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (3%) · **■** Marginal 190 (18%)

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

- Ranhai1,723 people
- Sarmesar1,723 people
- Mojwadi Ryt1,709 people
- Bhadangya1,698 people
- Gadhadiya1,629 people
- Sendhwal1,626 people
- Jadakheda1,603 people
- Chikatalai1,602 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Meerpur from Khandwa?48 km by road
- What is the population of Meerpur?1,690 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meerpur in?Khandwa district (Khalwa sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Meerpur?47.2% (Census 2011)