# Melakhedi Village, Mahidpur, Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Mahidpur, Ujjain 

# Melakhedi

Melakhedi is a village in Mahidpur sub-district of Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **598 people in 142 households**, the 154th largest of 223 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 598people (2011)
- 142households
- 38.5%literacy
- 1,020females per 1,000 males

## Melakhedi PIN code and other codes

Melakhedi falls in Mahidpur sub-district, Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMahidpur
- Census village code471314

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

## How far is Melakhedi from nearby towns?

- Mahidpur (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Ujjain (district HQ)85 km by road
- Mahidpur (nearest town)40 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 Melakhedi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Melakhedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jharda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mahidpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ujjain
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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, tube wells / boreholes 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 Melakhedi known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 70% of the 268 hectares of village land is sown, and 164 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 Melakhedi

Of every 100 households in Melakhedi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Melakhedi · ■ Mahidpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****59%**

**31%

Television ****8%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Melakhedi?

■ Melakhedi · ■ Mahidpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.5%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1082**

**935

Working population ****58.4%**

**53.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.7% for men and 22.5% for women. 60% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 248 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 91 (26%)

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 Mahidpur

- Kanthariya620 people
- Dubli612 people
- Kanakhedi Hamma608 people
- Dhelwadi606 people
- Bagni596 people
- Rawatkhedi578 people
- Mundlibhoj577 people
- Sanoriya572 people

[All 224 villages in Mahidpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ujjain/mahidpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Melakhedi from Ujjain?85 km by road
- What is the population of Melakhedi?598 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melakhedi in?Ujjain district (Mahidpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Melakhedi?38.5% (Census 2011)