# Medhagarh Village, Jhiranya, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jhiranya, Khargone 

# Medhagarh

Medhagarh is a village in Jhiranya sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,364 people in 196 households**, the 58th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 39.5%.

- 1,364people (2011)
- 196households
- 44.5%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Medhagarh PIN code and other codes

Medhagarh falls in Jhiranya sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJhiranya
- Census village code477950

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

## How far is Medhagarh from nearby towns?

- Jhiranya (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)63 km by road
- Jhiranya (nearest town)27 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 Medhagarh?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jhiranya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khargone
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Medhagarh known for?

About 48% of the 335 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Medhagarh

Of every 100 households in Medhagarh in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Medhagarh · ■ Jhiranya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**58%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**7%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****28%**

**37%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****56%**

**64%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Medhagarh?

■ Medhagarh · ■ Jhiranya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.5%**

**39.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**965

Working population ****44.7%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.6% for men and 39.3% for women. 45% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 200 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 367 (60%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 28 (5%)

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 Jhiranya

- Balkhad1,450 people
- Mandwa1,426 people
- Titranya1,397 people
- Kotha Buzurg1,365 people
- Morwa1,360 people
- Bhadlen1,335 people
- Tigariya1,328 people
- Rufata1,322 people

[All 131 villages in Jhiranya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/jhiranya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Medhagarh from Khargone?63 km by road
- What is the population of Medhagarh?1,364 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Medhagarh in?Khargone district (Jhiranya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Medhagarh?44.5% (Census 2011)