# Maheva Chak-3 Village, Palera, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/palera/maheva-chak-3/ Village · Palera, Tikamgarh # Maheva Chak-3 Maheva Chak-3 is a village in Palera sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,266 people in 485 households**, the 25th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%. - 2,266people (2011) - 485households - 52.5%literacy - 836females per 1,000 males ## Maheva Chak-3 PIN code and other codes Maheva Chak-3 falls in Palera sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockPalera - Census village code456895 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maheva Chak-3 from nearby towns? - Palera (sub-district HQ)60 km by road - Tikamgarh (district HQ)60 km by road - Lidhora Khas (nearest town)16 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-3? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Maheva Chak-3; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Tikamgarh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tikamgarh - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 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-3 known for? The main crops are **wheat and chana**. About 55% of the 713 hectares of village land is sown, and 279 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-3 Of every 100 households in Maheva Chak-3 in 2011, 12 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Maheva Chak-3 · ■ Palera rural average Electricity for lighting ****12%** **36% Toilet within the home ****5%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **96% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****7%** **29% Television ****4%** **15% Mobile phone ****39%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****32%** **27% Own their home ****99%** **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-3? ■ Maheva Chak-3 · ■ Palera rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.5%** **60.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****836** **905 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843** **882 Working population ****54.1%** **46.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.1% for men and 39.9% for women. 59% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 457 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (12%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 58 (5%) · **■** Marginal 552 (45%) 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 - Kachhayagura2,451 people - Hanota2,368 people - Barana2,357 people - Kachhaura Khas2,335 people - Veerpura2,221 people - Udaypura2,207 people - Kanjana2,167 people - Kudyala2,026 people [All 150 villages in Palera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/palera/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Maheva Chak-3 from Tikamgarh?60 km by road - What is the population of Maheva Chak-3?2,266 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maheva Chak-3 in?Tikamgarh district (Palera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Maheva Chak-3?52.5% (Census 2011)