# Mahendra Maheva Village, Palera, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Palera, Tikamgarh 

# Mahendra Maheva

Mahendra Maheva is a village in Palera sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,965 people in 416 households**, the 34th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 1,965people (2011)
- 416households
- 59.6%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Mahendra Maheva PIN code and other codes

Mahendra Maheva falls in Palera sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPalera
- Census village code456988

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

## How far is Mahendra Maheva from nearby towns?

- Palera (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Tikamgarh (district HQ)12 km by road
- Palera (nearest town)12 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 Mahendra Maheva?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Mahendra Maheva; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Palera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgaong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Mahendra Maheva known for?

About 49% of the 799 hectares of village land is sown, and 313 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 Mahendra Maheva

Of every 100 households in Mahendra Maheva in 2011, 49 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahendra Maheva · ■ Palera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****38%**

**29%

Television ****21%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Mahendra Maheva?

■ Mahendra Maheva · ■ Palera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****736**

**882

Working population ****55.3%**

**46.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 42.9% for women. 54% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 515 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 200 (18%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (1%) · **■** Marginal 354 (33%)

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 Palera

- Kanera2,024 people
- Etaile2,013 people
- Karaula1,998 people
- Kapasi1,993 people
- Para1,960 people
- Babai1,843 people
- Baidri1,841 people
- Kalra1,808 people

[All 150 villages in Palera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/palera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahendra Maheva from Tikamgarh?12 km by road
- What is the population of Mahendra Maheva?1,965 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahendra Maheva in?Tikamgarh district (Palera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahendra Maheva?59.6% (Census 2011)