# Medhe Village, Jawhar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Jawhar, Thane 

# Medhe

Medhe is a village in Jawhar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **355 people in 79 households**, the 102nd largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 355people (2011)
- 79households
- 55.4%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Medhe PIN code and other codes

Medhe falls in Jawhar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockJawhar
- Census village code551949

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

## How far is Medhe from nearby towns?

- Jawhar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)95 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 Medhe?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Medhe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jawhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jawhar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jawhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Medhe known for?

The main crops are **rice, rice and nagli**. About 10% of the 491 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Medhe

Of every 100 households in Medhe in 2011, 34 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Medhe · ■ Jawhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**76%

Tap water ****2%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****91%**

**51%

Television ****22%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**66%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Medhe?

■ Medhe · ■ Jawhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.4%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****629**

**1007

Working population ****67.3%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.2% for men and 45.1% for women. 66% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 175 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (21%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Morchachapada395 people
- Kalamvihira383 people
- Juni Jawhar382 people
- Tuljapur376 people
- Ramnagar349 people
- Chandranagar334 people
- Kardhan317 people
- Manmohadi277 people

[All 109 villages in Jawhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/jawhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Medhe from Thane?95 km by road
- What is the population of Medhe?355 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Medhe in?Thane district (Jawhar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Medhe?55.4% (Census 2011)