# Maheva Chak-1 Village, Palera, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/palera/maheva-chak-1/ Village · Palera, Tikamgarh # Maheva Chak-1 Maheva Chak-1 is a village in Palera sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,502 people in 318 households**, the 55th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%. - 1,502people (2011) - 318households - 55.0%literacy - 909females per 1,000 males ## Maheva Chak-1 PIN code and other codes Maheva Chak-1 falls in Palera sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockPalera - Census village code456892 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maheva Chak-1 from nearby towns? - Palera (sub-district HQ)60 km by road - Tikamgarh (district HQ)62 km by road - Lidhora Khas (nearest town)20 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 Maheva Chak-1? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Maheva Chak-1; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lidhora - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tikamgarh - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 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 Maheva Chak-1 known for? The main crops are **wheat, chana and pea**. About 50% of the 627 hectares of village land is sown, and 256 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 Maheva Chak-1 Of every 100 households in Maheva Chak-1 in 2011, 26 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Maheva Chak-1 · ■ Palera rural average Electricity for lighting ****26%** **36% Toilet within the home ****0%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **96% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****19%** **29% Television ****3%** **15% Mobile phone ****19%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **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 Maheva Chak-1? ■ Maheva Chak-1 · ■ Palera rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%** **60.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909** **905 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****827** **882 Working population ****41.7%** **46.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.2% for men and 43.0% for women. 54% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 227 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (12%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (3%) · **■** Marginal 297 (47%) 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 - Pathari1,610 people - Bhadrai Udaypura1,586 people - Dantgora Khas1,540 people - Charee1,513 people - Sunrai1,502 people - Bela1,423 people - Gona1,375 people - Vijaypur1,308 people [All 150 villages in Palera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/palera/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Maheva Chak-1 from Tikamgarh?62 km by road - What is the population of Maheva Chak-1?1,502 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maheva Chak-1 in?Tikamgarh district (Palera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Maheva Chak-1?55.0% (Census 2011)