# Meskheda Village, Mantha, Jalna (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Mantha, Jalna 

# Meskheda

Meskheda is a village in Mantha sub-district of Jalna district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,030 people in 220 households**, the 61st largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 1,030people (2011)
- 220households
- 66.3%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Meskheda PIN code and other codes

Meskheda falls in Mantha sub-district, Jalna district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMantha
- Census village code548178

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

## How far is Meskheda from nearby towns?

- Mantha (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Jalna (district HQ)54 km by road
- Partur (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 Meskheda?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Meskheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Metha
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Metha
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mantha
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Meskheda known for?

About 81% of the 493 hectares of village land is sown, and 252 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 Meskheda

Of every 100 households in Meskheda in 2011, 91 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Meskheda · ■ Mantha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**70%

Tap water ****97%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****79%**

**62%

Television ****47%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**31%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Meskheda?

■ Meskheda · ■ Mantha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**868

Working population ****55.7%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 51.2% for women. 55% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 248 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 221 (39%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 89 (16%) · **■** Marginal 14 (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 Mantha

- Kanphodi1,082 people
- Helaswadi1,049 people
- Sawargaon Wayal1,049 people
- Limbkheda1,039 people
- Nansi1,028 people
- Karnawal1,026 people
- Waghala1,022 people
- Malkini986 people

[All 117 villages in Mantha](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/jalna/mantha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Meskheda from Jalna?54 km by road
- What is the population of Meskheda?1,030 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meskheda in?Jalna district (Mantha sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Meskheda?66.3% (Census 2011)