# Mehriaam Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati 

# Mehriaam

Mehriaam is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **789 people in 146 households**, the 52nd largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 789people (2011)
- 146households
- 72.5%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Mehriaam PIN code and other codes

Mehriaam falls in Chikhaldara sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChikhaldara
- Census village code531630

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

## How far is Mehriaam from nearby towns?

- Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)87 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)140 km by road
- Achalpur (nearest town)100 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 Mehriaam?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Mehriaam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Semadoh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Churni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Mehriaam known for?

About 79% of the 211 hectares of village land is sown, and 166 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 Mehriaam

Of every 100 households in Mehriaam in 2011, 12 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mehriaam · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**29%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

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

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****96%**

**43%

Television ****1%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****44%**

**66%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Mehriaam?

■ Mehriaam · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**979

Working population ****49.3%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 64.9% for women. 53% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 364 (94%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (4%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Chikhaldara

- Keli840 people
- Pachdongri835 people
- Bihali829 people
- Bhandora804 people
- Khari782 people
- Bortyakheda781 people
- Sawarpani776 people
- Adnadi737 people

[All 193 villages in Chikhaldara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mehriaam from Amravati?140 km by road
- What is the population of Mehriaam?789 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehriaam in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Mehriaam?72.5% (Census 2011)