# Meghi Village, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri 

# Meghi

Meghi is a village in Sangameshwar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **415807**. The 2011 Census counted **985 people in 266 households**, the 68th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 985people (2011)
- 266households
- 68.0%literacy
- 415807PIN code

## Meghi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Meghi is 415807.** Meghi falls in Sangameshwar sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code415807
- Community development blockSangameshwar
- Census village code565847

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

## How far is Meghi from nearby towns?

- Devrukh (sub-district HQ)83 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)45 km by road
- Ratnagiri (nearest town)45 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 Meghi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Meghi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Devrukh
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Devrukh
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Devrukh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Meghi known for?

About 14% of the 873 hectares of village land is sown, and 119 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 Meghi

Of every 100 households in Meghi in 2011, 87 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Meghi · ■ Sangameshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**14%

Tap water ****92%**

**61%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**12%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****43%**

**51%

Television ****21%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****56%**

**42%

Own their home ****94%**

**93%

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 Meghi?

■ Meghi · ■ Sangameshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1132**

**1145

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**957

Working population ****39.3%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 58.3% for women. 47% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 274 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 46 (12%) · **■** Marginal 16 (4%)

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 Sangameshwar

- Vikas Nagar1,072 people
- Kuchambe1,068 people
- Ghativale1,008 people
- Sarand994 people
- Manaskond978 people
- Pirandavane937 people
- Harekarwadi936 people
- Maral919 people

[All 198 villages in Sangameshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/sangameshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Meghi?415807
- How far is Meghi from Ratnagiri?45 km by road
- What is the population of Meghi?985 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meghi in?Ratnagiri district (Sangameshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Meghi?68.0% (Census 2011)