Village · Shujalpur, Shajapur # Mehar Khedi Mehar Khedi is a village in Shujalpur sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,247 people in 242 households, the 54th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 1,247 people (2011) - 242 households - 85.0% literacy - 955 females per 1,000 males ## Mehar Khedi PIN code and other codes Mehar Khedi falls in Shujalpur sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Shujalpur - Census village code 473057 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mehar Khedi from nearby towns? - Shujalpur (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Shajapur (district HQ) 70 km by road - Shujalpur (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mehar Khedi? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Mehar Khedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Shujalpur - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Shujalpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shajapur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mehar Khedi known for? The main crops are soyabean, wheat and chana. About 80% of the 492 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mehar Khedi Of every 100 households in Mehar Khedi in 2011, 99 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mehar Khedi · ■ Shujalpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 85% - Toilet within the home 14% 16% - No toilet (open defecation) 86% 84% - Tap water 100% 3% - Drinking water within premises 1% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 97% - Use banking services 58% 41% - Television 26% 30% - Mobile phone 55% 56% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 22% 18% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 30% 28% - Own their home 100% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mehar Khedi? ■ Mehar Khedi · ■ Shujalpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 85.0% 72.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 955 932 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 833 915 - Working population 34.0% 49.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.1% for men and 79.8% for women. 53% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 186 (44%) · ■ Farm labourers 46 (11%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 21 (5%) · ■ Marginal 167 (39%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shujalpur - Mohammad Kheda 1,281 people - Awantipura 1,267 people - Lahar Kheda 1,256 people - Binaya 1,249 people - Kohliya 1,218 people - Penwchi 1,187 people - Jhadla 1,179 people - Ajnai 1,173 people All 138 villages in Shujalpur ## Quick answers - How far is Mehar Khedi from Shajapur? 70 km by road - What is the population of Mehar Khedi? 1,247 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mehar Khedi in? Shajapur district (Shujalpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Mehar Khedi? 85.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/shujalpur/mehar-khedi/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.