# Meghona Bada Village, Badarwas, Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/badarwas/meghona-bada/ Village · Badarwas, Shivpuri # Meghona Bada Meghona Bada is a village in Badarwas sub-district of Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,992 people in 697 households**, the 7th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%. - 2,992people (2011) - 697households - 58.4%literacy - 861females per 1,000 males ## Meghona Bada PIN code and other codes Meghona Bada falls in Badarwas sub-district, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBadarwas - Census village code456046 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Meghona Bada from nearby towns? - Badarwas (sub-district HQ)55 km by road - Shivpuri (district HQ)72 km by road - Badarwas (nearest town)55 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 Meghona Bada? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Meghona Bada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalior - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Meghona Bada known for? About 97% of the 2,315 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,527 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 Meghona Bada Of every 100 households in Meghona Bada in 2011, 35 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Meghona Bada · ■ Badarwas rural average Electricity for lighting ****35%** **30% Toilet within the home ****5%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **91% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****28%** **31% Television ****12%** **11% Mobile phone ****65%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **50% Own their home ****99%** **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 Meghona Bada? ■ Meghona Bada · ■ Badarwas rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%** **60.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****705** **907 Working population ****51.8%** **40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.9% for men and 41.0% for women. 57% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,190 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 217 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (2%) · **■** Marginal 116 (7%) 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 Badarwas - Khatora4,881 people - Indar4,763 people - Akajhiri3,833 people - Peeroth3,256 people - Mada2,911 people - Sunaj2,787 people - Barai2,687 people - Ramgarh2,510 people [All 144 villages in Badarwas](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/badarwas/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Meghona Bada from Shivpuri?72 km by road - What is the population of Meghona Bada?2,992 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meghona Bada in?Shivpuri district (Badarwas sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Meghona Bada?58.4% (Census 2011)