# Melkhedi Village, Maheshwar, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Maheshwar, Khargone 

# Melkhedi

Melkhedi is a village in Maheshwar sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **894 people in 185 households**, the 87th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 894people (2011)
- 185households
- 47.8%literacy
- 1,069females per 1,000 males

## Melkhedi PIN code and other codes

Melkhedi falls in Maheshwar sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMaheshwar
- Census village code476886

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

## How far is Melkhedi from nearby towns?

- Maheshwar (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)80 km by road
- Maheshwar (nearest town)17 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 Melkhedi?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Melkhedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ashapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandleshwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maheshwar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 9 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 Melkhedi known for?

The main crops are **makka, cotton and wheat**. About 51% of the 315 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Melkhedi

Of every 100 households in Melkhedi in 2011, 99 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Melkhedi · ■ Maheshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**48%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**87%

Use banking services ****4%**

**28%

Television ****7%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**46%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 Melkhedi?

■ Melkhedi · ■ Maheshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.8%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**933

Working population ****48.3%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.4% for men and 39.9% for women. 57% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 44 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 25 (6%) · **■** Marginal 356 (82%)

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 Maheshwar

- Ladvi937 people
- Pipliyadeo934 people
- Chingun911 people
- Padlya Bujurg910 people
- Barfadkhurd893 people
- Ramdad885 people
- Sangvi871 people
- Vaslikundya837 people

[All 207 villages in Maheshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/maheshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Melkhedi from Khargone?80 km by road
- What is the population of Melkhedi?894 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melkhedi in?Khargone district (Maheshwar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Melkhedi?47.8% (Census 2011)