# Mehra Village, Basoda, Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basoda, Vidisha 

# Mehra

Mehra is a village in Basoda sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **820 people in 160 households**, the 51st largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 820people (2011)
- 160households
- 70.8%literacy
- 806females per 1,000 males

## Mehra PIN code and other codes

Mehra falls in Basoda sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBasoda
- Census village code481153

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

## How far is Mehra from nearby towns?

- Basoda (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ)58 km by road
- Basoda (nearest town)18 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 Mehra?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Basoda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Basoda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basoda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Mehra known for?

About 91% of the 615 hectares of village land is sown, and 146 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 Mehra

Of every 100 households in Mehra in 2011, 85 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mehra · ■ Basoda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**87%

Tap water ****8%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**19%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****50%**

**35%

Television ****21%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**38%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Mehra?

■ Mehra · ■ Basoda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****806**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****659**

**930

Working population ****33.2%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 61.3% for women. 48% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 211 (78%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (18%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 8 (3%)

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 Basoda

- Fatehpur858 people
- Karaiya Jagir856 people
- Bankagarh842 people
- Dindoli842 people
- Sakroli819 people
- Madhiya Semara807 people
- Kulha801 people
- Kanjna796 people

[All 183 villages in Basoda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/basoda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mehra from Vidisha?58 km by road
- What is the population of Mehra?820 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehra in?Vidisha district (Basoda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mehra?70.8% (Census 2011)