# Mehuna Village, Deolgaon Raja, Buldana (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/deolgaon-raja/mehuna/ Village · Deolgaon Raja, Buldana # Mehuna Mehuna is a village in Deolgaon Raja sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,537 people in 546 households**, the 5th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.9%. - 2,537people (2011) - 546households - 77.9%literacy - 926females per 1,000 males ## Mehuna PIN code and other codes Mehuna falls in Deolgaon Raja sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDeolgaon Raja - Census village code529360 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mehuna from nearby towns? - Deolgaon Raja (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Buldana (district HQ)55 km by road - Deulgaon Raja (nearest town)15 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 Mehuna? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Mehuna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Deolgaon Raja - ○Degree college10+ km · Deolgaon Raja - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Deolgaon Raja - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Mehuna known for? About 35% of the 1,637 hectares of village land is sown, and 506 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 Mehuna Of every 100 households in Mehuna in 2011, 72 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mehuna · ■ Deolgaon Raja rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **75% Toilet within the home ****29%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **78% Tap water ****48%** **63% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **92% Use banking services ****84%** **84% Television ****42%** **38% Mobile phone ****67%** **61% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **27% Own their home ****95%** **94% 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 Mehuna? ■ Mehuna · ■ Deolgaon Raja rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%** **79.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847** **782 Working population ****53.2%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.4% for men and 65.7% for women. 51% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 701 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 522 (39%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 94 (7%) · **■** Marginal 25 (2%) 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 Deolgaon Raja - Deulgaon Mahi10,127 people - Andhera5,023 people - Singaon [Jahnagir]4,027 people - Saokhed Bhoi2,903 people - Digras Bk.2,104 people - Jawalkhed2,030 people - Khalyal Gavhan1,984 people - Mendgaon1,914 people [All 64 villages in Deolgaon Raja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/deolgaon-raja/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mehuna from Buldana?55 km by road - What is the population of Mehuna?2,537 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mehuna in?Buldana district (Deolgaon Raja sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Mehuna?77.9% (Census 2011)