# Menkhat Village, Samudrapur, Wardha (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Samudrapur, Wardha 

# Menkhat

Menkhat is a village in Samudrapur sub-district of Wardha district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **378 people in 102 households**, the 107th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%.

- 378people (2011)
- 102households
- 79.0%literacy
- 871females per 1,000 males

## Menkhat PIN code and other codes

Menkhat falls in Samudrapur sub-district, Wardha district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSamudrapur
- Census village code534676

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

## How far is Menkhat from nearby towns?

- Samudrapur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Wardha (district HQ)46 km by road
- Hinganghat (nearest town)15 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 Menkhat?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Menkhat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Samudrapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Samudrapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wardha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Menkhat known for?

Products made here include bamboo cane products, broom and agricultural implements. About 63% of the 429 hectares of village land is sown, and 244 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 Menkhat

Of every 100 households in Menkhat in 2011, 68 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Menkhat · ■ Samudrapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**56%

Tap water ****98%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**78%

Use banking services ****86%**

**72%

Television ****43%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**90%

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 Menkhat?

■ Menkhat · ■ Samudrapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**923

Working population ****67.2%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 68.1% for women. 68% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 99 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (41%) · **■** Other work 21 (8%) · **■** Marginal 31 (12%)

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 Samudrapur

- Mahagaon404 people
- Chapapur395 people
- Narayanpur395 people
- Bothali388 people
- Kalamana372 people
- Nandra371 people
- Bawapur370 people
- Sewa367 people

[All 222 villages in Samudrapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/wardha/samudrapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Menkhat from Wardha?46 km by road
- What is the population of Menkhat?378 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Menkhat in?Wardha district (Samudrapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Menkhat?79.0% (Census 2011)