# Medad Village, Malshiras, Solapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Malshiras, Solapur 

# Medad

Medad is a village in Malshiras sub-district of Solapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **4,648 people in 873 households**, the 23rd largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.5%.

- 4,648people (2011)
- 873households
- 71.9%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Medad PIN code and other codes

Medad falls in Malshiras sub-district, Solapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMalshiras
- Census village code562425

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

## How far is Medad from nearby towns?

- Malshiras (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Solapur (district HQ)113 km by road
- Pandharpur (nearest town)55 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 Medad?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Medad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Malshiras
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akluj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khandali
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Medad known for?

About 77% of the 1,291 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Medad

Of every 100 households in Medad in 2011, 48 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Medad · ■ Malshiras rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**61%

Tap water ****23%**

**37%

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

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**80%

Use banking services ****66%**

**72%

Television ****23%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**31%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****26%**

**17%

Own their home ****97%**

**88%

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 Medad?

■ Medad · ■ Malshiras rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**75.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**872

Working population ****51.8%**

**46.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 63.1% for women. 59% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,517 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 536 (22%) · **■** Household industry 95 (4%) · **■** Other work 225 (9%) · **■** Marginal 35 (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 Malshiras

- Dharmpuri4,923 people
- Jambud4,854 people
- Kanher4,684 people
- Gursale4,659 people
- Bhamburdi4,603 people
- Chaundeshwarwadi4,529 people
- Pisewadi4,286 people
- Khandali4,198 people

[All 114 villages in Malshiras](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/malshiras/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Medad from Solapur?113 km by road
- What is the population of Medad?4,648 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Medad in?Solapur district (Malshiras sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Medad?71.9% (Census 2011)