# Medha Village, Jawhar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/jawhar/medha/ Village · Jawhar, Thane # Medha Medha is a village in Jawhar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,477 people in 308 households**, the 35th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%. - 1,477people (2011) - 308households - 65.2%literacy - 1,026females per 1,000 males ## Medha PIN code and other codes Medha falls in Jawhar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockJawhar - Census village code551856 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Medha from nearby towns? - Jawhar (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Thane (district HQ)138 km by road - Jawhar (nearest town)20 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 Medha? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Medha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 school10+ km · Jawhar - ○Degree college10+ km · Jawhar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Medha known for? The main crops are **nagli and rice**. About 51% of the 648 hectares of village land is sown, and 325 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 Medha Of every 100 households in Medha in 2011, 67 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Medha · ■ Jawhar rural average Electricity for lighting ****67%** **46% Toilet within the home ****13%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **76% Tap water ****99%** **19% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **91% Use banking services ****60%** **51% Television ****12%** **13% Mobile phone ****12%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****67%** **66% Own their home ****97%** **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 Medha? ■ Medha · ■ Jawhar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%** **54.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981** **1007 Working population ****54.6%** **51.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.2% for men and 54.5% for women. 57% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 481 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 213 (26%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (6%) · **■** Marginal 62 (8%) 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 Jawhar - Khambale1,545 people - Bopdari1,543 people - Ayare1,523 people - Aptale1,511 people - Devgaon1,462 people - Raitale1,458 people - Dengachimet1,445 people - Sakur1,380 people [All 109 villages in Jawhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/jawhar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Medha from Thane?138 km by road - What is the population of Medha?1,477 (Census 2011) - Which district is Medha in?Thane district (Jawhar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Medha?65.2% (Census 2011)