Village · Kareli, Narsimhapur # Mehguwan Mehguwan is a village in Kareli sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 476 people in 95 households, the 88th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%. - 476 people (2011) - 95 households - 61.4% literacy - 975 females per 1,000 males ## Mehguwan PIN code and other codes Mehguwan falls in Kareli sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Kareli - Census village code 491312 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mehguwan from nearby towns? - Kareli (sub-district HQ) 46 km by road - Narsimhapur (district HQ) 30 km by road - Narsimhapur (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mehguwan? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Mehguwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Umeriya - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Narsimhapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Narsimhapur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mehguwan known for? The main crops are soyabean, chana and masoor. About 81% of the 161 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mehguwan Of every 100 households in Mehguwan in 2011, 78 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mehguwan · ■ Kareli rural average - Electricity for lighting 78% 70% - Toilet within the home 2% 35% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 64% - Tap water 0% 18% - Drinking water within premises 4% 24% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 93% - Use banking services 45% 40% - Television 3% 22% - Mobile phone 5% 30% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 1% 13% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 84% 42% - Own their home 90% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mehguwan? ■ Mehguwan · ■ Kareli rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.4% 75.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 975 925 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1176 936 - Working population 48.5% 46.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.9% for men and 48.2% for women. 56% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 25 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 201 (87%) · ■ Other work 4 (2%) · ■ Marginal 1 (0%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kareli - Karoda 490 people - Hardgaon 487 people - Gokla 486 people - Dharampuri 478 people - Kandhrapur 465 people - Meregaon 463 people - Ratikarar Khurd 461 people - Simariya 449 people All 147 villages in Kareli ## Quick answers - How far is Mehguwan from Narsimhapur? 30 km by road - What is the population of Mehguwan? 476 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mehguwan in? Narsimhapur district (Kareli sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Mehguwan? 61.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/kareli/mehguwan-491312/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.