# Metikheda Village, Kalamb, Yavatmal (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/kalamb/metikheda/ Village · Kalamb, Yavatmal # Metikheda Metikheda is a village in Kalamb sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,753 people in 434 households**, the 9th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.0%. - 1,753people (2011) - 434households - 81.4%literacy - 990females per 1,000 males ## Metikheda PIN code and other codes Metikheda falls in Kalamb sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKalamb - Census village code542346 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Metikheda from nearby towns? - Kalamb (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Yavatmal (district HQ)35 km by road - Yavatmal (nearest town)35 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 Metikheda? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Metikheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jodmoha - ○Degree college5–10 km · Moradh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yavatmal - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 14 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 Metikheda known for? The main crops are **cotton, soybean and jowar**. About 55% of the 441 hectares of village land is sown, and 217 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 Metikheda Of every 100 households in Metikheda in 2011, 67 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Metikheda · ■ Kalamb rural average Electricity for lighting ****67%** **69% Toilet within the home ****27%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **72% Tap water ****78%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **87% Use banking services ****50%** **58% Television ****39%** **33% Mobile phone ****32%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****42%** **44% Own their home ****98%** **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 Metikheda? ■ Metikheda · ■ Kalamb rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%** **82.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913** **952 Working population ****44.6%** **53.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.5% for men and 74.4% for women. 58% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 118 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 186 (24%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 122 (16%) · **■** Marginal 346 (44%) 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 Kalamb - Nanza2,607 people - Sawargaon2,091 people - Antargaon2,037 people - Watbori1,861 people - Mendhala1,749 people - Ashti1,719 people - Parsodi Bk.1,662 people - Pahur1,526 people [All 143 villages in Kalamb](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/kalamb/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Metikheda from Yavatmal?35 km by road - What is the population of Metikheda?1,753 (Census 2011) - Which district is Metikheda in?Yavatmal district (Kalamb sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Metikheda?81.4% (Census 2011)