Village · Kurwai, Vidisha # Mehluwa Mehluwa is a village in Kurwai sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 2,110 people in 430 households, the 8th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%. - 2,110 people (2011) - 430 households - 73.7% literacy - 925 females per 1,000 males ## Mehluwa PIN code and other codes Mehluwa falls in Kurwai sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Kurwai - Census village code 481015 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mehluwa from nearby towns? - Kurwai (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Vidisha (district HQ) 10 km by road - Kurwai (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mehluwa? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Mehluwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kurwai - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kurwai - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Kurwai - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mehluwa known for? The main crops are wheat, chana and soyabean. About 88% of the 728 hectares of village land is sown, and 512 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mehluwa Of every 100 households in Mehluwa in 2011, 54 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mehluwa · ■ Kurwai rural average - Electricity for lighting 54% 58% - Toilet within the home 17% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 83% 86% - Tap water 1% 6% - Drinking water within premises 13% 20% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 97% - Use banking services 44% 42% - Television 21% 26% - Mobile phone 38% 44% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 14% 16% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 42% 37% - Own their home 95% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mehluwa? ■ Mehluwa · ■ Kurwai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.7% 73.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 925 894 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 971 938 - Working population 38.4% 36.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.1% for men and 62.3% for women. 53% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 217 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 421 (52%) · ■ Household industry 23 (3%) · ■ Other work 99 (12%) · ■ Marginal 50 (6%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kurwai - Piklon 2,522 people - Bhalbamora 2,494 people - Bhonrasa 2,276 people - Badoh 2,202 people - Chhapara 1,950 people - Barwai 1,795 people - Vishanpur 1,738 people - Bandraotha 1,670 people All 226 villages in Kurwai ## Quick answers - How far is Mehluwa from Vidisha? 10 km by road - What is the population of Mehluwa? 2,110 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mehluwa in? Vidisha district (Kurwai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Mehluwa? 73.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/kurwai/mehluwa/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.