# Melu Khedi Village, Tal, Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Tal, Ratlam 

# Melu Khedi

Melu Khedi is a village in Tal sub-district of Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **989 people in 230 households**, the 42nd largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.1%.

- 989people (2011)
- 230households
- 52.6%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Melu Khedi PIN code and other codes

Melu Khedi falls in Tal sub-district, Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockAlot
- Census village code470395

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

## How far is Melu Khedi from nearby towns?

- Tal (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Ratlam (district HQ)70 km by road
- Tal (nearest town)15 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 Melu Khedi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ratlam
- ○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) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Melu Khedi known for?

About 58% of the 575 hectares of village land is sown, and 132 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 Melu Khedi

Of every 100 households in Melu Khedi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Melu Khedi · ■ Tal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****80%**

**49%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**0%

None of these assets ****20%**

**36%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Melu Khedi?

■ Melu Khedi · ■ Tal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.6%**

**61.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****757**

**919

Working population ****59.9%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.3% for men and 40.0% for women. 61% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 258 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 319 (54%)

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 Tal

- Abupura1,090 people
- Arwas1,060 people
- Pipal Khedi1,060 people
- Kit Khedi1,035 people
- Kothadi954 people
- Gudbheli950 people
- Tajkheda899 people
- Nimba Khedi850 people

[All 87 villages in Tal](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ratlam/tal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Melu Khedi from Ratlam?70 km by road
- What is the population of Melu Khedi?989 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melu Khedi in?Ratlam district (Tal sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Melu Khedi?52.6% (Census 2011)