# Megha Rai Village, Jalalabad, Firozpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Jalalabad, Firozpur 

# Megha Rai

Megha Rai is a village in Jalalabad sub-district of Firozpur district, Punjab, PIN code **152022**. The 2011 Census counted **3,569 people in 634 households**, the 11th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 3,569people (2011)
- 634households
- 60.4%literacy
- 152022PIN code

## Megha Rai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Megha Rai is 152022.** Megha Rai falls in Jalalabad sub-district, Firozpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code152022
- Gram panchayatMegha Rai
- Community development blockGuru Har Sahai
- Census village code034806

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

## How far is Megha Rai from nearby towns?

- Jalalabad (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Firozpur (district HQ)38 km by road
- Guru Har Sahai (nearest town)11 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 Rai?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mohan Ki Hither
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Fazilka
- ○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 bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Megha Rai known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and cotton**. About 90% of the 439 hectares of village land is sown, and 395 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 Rai

Of every 100 households in Megha Rai in 2011, 99 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Megha Rai · ■ Jalalabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**39%

Tap water ****22%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**71%

Use banking services ****37%**

**50%

Television ****63%**

**68%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**7%

None of these assets ****6%**

**7%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 Rai?

■ Megha Rai · ■ Jalalabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832**

**836

Working population ****52.9%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 49.6% for women. 62% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 349 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 332 (18%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 250 (13%) · **■** Marginal 949 (50%)

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 Jalalabad

- Ghubhaya4,187 people
- Dhandi Qadim4,048 people
- Chhanga Rai Uttar3,992 people
- Fattuwala3,780 people
- Kathgarh3,527 people
- Chak Saidoke3,333 people
- Rattewala Urf Sohangarh3,321 people
- Ratta Khera3,224 people

[All 214 villages in Jalalabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/firozpur/jalalabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Megha Rai?152022
- How far is Megha Rai from Firozpur?38 km by road
- What is the population of Megha Rai?3,569 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Megha Rai in?Firozpur district (Jalalabad sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Megha Rai?60.4% (Census 2011)
