# Meriyakhedi Village, Sitamau, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/sitamau/meriyakhedi/ Village · Sitamau, Mandsaur # Meriyakhedi Meriyakhedi is a village in Sitamau sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,069 people in 206 households**, the 59th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 1,069people (2011) - 206households - 83.9%literacy - 976females per 1,000 males ## Meriyakhedi PIN code and other codes Meriyakhedi falls in Sitamau sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSitamau - Census village code469853 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Meriyakhedi from nearby towns? - Sitamau (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Mandsaur (district HQ)44 km by road - Sitamau (nearest town)14 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 Meriyakhedi? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Meriyakhedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Mandsaur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Meriyakhedi known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and garlic**. About 71% of the 602 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Meriyakhedi Of every 100 households in Meriyakhedi in 2011, 70 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Meriyakhedi · ■ Sitamau rural average Electricity for lighting ****70%** **79% Toilet within the home ****5%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **20% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****52%** **27% Television ****29%** **25% Mobile phone ****67%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **31% Own their home ****98%** **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 Meriyakhedi? ■ Meriyakhedi · ■ Sitamau rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976** **960 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821** **918 Working population ****54.5%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.1% for men and 76.8% for women. 59% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 426 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 135 (23%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 10 (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 Sitamau - Kotdamata1,127 people - Khajurigond1,111 people - Dhandheda1,098 people - Surkheda1,094 people - Muwala1,068 people - Satakhedi1,068 people - Lasudiya1,066 people - Bhatkhedi1,055 people [All 167 villages in Sitamau](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/sitamau/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Meriyakhedi from Mandsaur?44 km by road - What is the population of Meriyakhedi?1,069 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meriyakhedi in?Mandsaur district (Sitamau sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Meriyakhedi?83.9% (Census 2011)