# Mel Khedi Village, Jirapur, Rajgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jirapur, Rajgarh 

# Mel Khedi

Mel Khedi is a village in Jirapur sub-district of Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **903 people in 292 households**, the 57th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 903people (2011)
- 292households
- 56.6%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Mel Khedi PIN code and other codes

Mel Khedi falls in Jirapur sub-district, Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJirapur
- Census village code478819

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

## How far is Mel Khedi from nearby towns?

- Jirapur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Rajgarh (district HQ)50 km by road
- Jirapur (nearest town)4 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 Mel Khedi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Mel Khedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jirapur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Jirapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pachore
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Mel Khedi known for?

About 76% of the 390 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Mel Khedi

Of every 100 households in Mel Khedi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mel Khedi · ■ Jirapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**3%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****9%**

**23%

Television ****3%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****61%**

**52%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Mel Khedi?

■ Mel Khedi · ■ Jirapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.6%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**923

Working population ****56.7%**

**53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 42.7% for women. 57% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 192 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (10%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 262 (51%)

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 Jirapur

- Brahman Kheda1,000 people
- Banda998 people
- Bhikanpur970 people
- Agariya937 people
- Laxmanpura900 people
- Minagaon890 people
- Dungri870 people
- Kachnaria869 people

[All 220 villages in Jirapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rajgarh/jirapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mel Khedi from Rajgarh?50 km by road
- What is the population of Mel Khedi?903 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mel Khedi in?Rajgarh district (Jirapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mel Khedi?56.6% (Census 2011)