# Megha Village, Khunta, Mayurbhanj (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Khunta, Mayurbhanj 

# Megha

Megha is a village in Khunta sub-district of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, PIN code **757026**. The 2011 Census counted **198 people in 55 households**, the 181st largest of 220 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%.

- 198people (2011)
- 55households
- 71.0%literacy
- 757026PIN code

## Megha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Megha is 757026.** Megha falls in Khunta sub-district, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.

- PIN code757026
- Gram panchayatRanibandh
- Community development blockGopabandhu-
- Census village code390909

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

## How far is Megha from nearby towns?

- Khunta (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Baripada (district HQ)36 km by road
- Udala (nearest town)27 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 Megha?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Megha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chhuruni
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khunta
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Khunta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purunabaripada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Megha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Megha

Of every 100 households in Megha in 2011, 68 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Megha · ■ Khunta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**16%

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

**2%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****100%**

**46%

Television ****37%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Megha?

■ Megha · ■ Khunta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**62.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231**

**968

Working population ****34.3%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 64.6% for women. 56% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (26%) · **■** Other work 24 (35%) · **■** Marginal 9 (13%)

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 Khunta

- Ambajoda208 people
- Mahanpur204 people
- Bhaliadiha202 people
- Champagadi202 people
- Bankigadi197 people
- Bankisol194 people
- Manjari193 people
- Kenduhata178 people

[All 226 villages in Khunta](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/mayurbhanj/khunta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Megha?757026
- How far is Megha from Baripada?36 km by road
- What is the population of Megha?198 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Megha in?Mayurbhanj district (Khunta sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Megha?71.0% (Census 2011)