# Meramahul Village, Kegaon, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Kegaon, Kalahandi 

# Meramahul

Meramahul is a village in Kegaon sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766011**. The 2011 Census counted **650 people in 173 households**, the 66th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 650people (2011)
- 173households
- 58.3%literacy
- 766011PIN code

## Meramahul PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Meramahul is 766011.** Meramahul falls in Kegaon sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766011
- Gram panchayatBadchergaon
- Community development blockGolamunda
- Census village code423684

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

## How far is Meramahul from nearby towns?

- Kegaon (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)45 km by road
- Junagarh (nearest town)32 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 Meramahul?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sanchergaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Golamunda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Meramahul known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nuts and pulses**. About 73% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Meramahul

Of every 100 households in Meramahul in 2011, 12 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Meramahul · ■ Kegaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****35%**

**29%

Television ****13%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****43%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Meramahul?

■ Meramahul · ■ Kegaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**943

Working population ****58.2%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 44.2% for women. 65% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 40 (11%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (8%) · **■** Marginal 303 (80%)

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 Kegaon

- Karlapita687 people
- Kendupati681 people
- Nuapada679 people
- Kholpala671 people
- Donga Pakhan636 people
- Kulerguda627 people
- Salegaon597 people
- Paikapada590 people

[All 108 villages in Kegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/kegaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Meramahul?766011
- How far is Meramahul from Bhawanipatna?45 km by road
- What is the population of Meramahul?650 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meramahul in?Kalahandi district (Kegaon sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Meramahul?58.3% (Census 2011)