# Methoon Village, Aklera, Jhalawar (Rajasthan) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Aklera, Jhalawar 

# Methoon

Methoon is a village in Aklera sub-district of Jhalawar district, Rajasthan, PIN code **326033**. The 2011 Census counted **1,739 people in 342 households**, the 10th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.6%.

- 1,739people (2011)
- 342households
- 52.4%literacy
- 326033PIN code

## Methoon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Methoon is 326033.** Methoon falls in Aklera sub-district, Jhalawar district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code326033
- Community development blockManohar Thana
- Census village code104431

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

## How far is Methoon from nearby towns?

- Aklera (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Jhalawar (district HQ)48 km by road
- Aklera (nearest town)10 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 Methoon?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Methoon; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tharaul
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Aklera
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Aklera
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Methoon known for?

The main crops are **soybean, wheat and chana**. About 75% of the 720 hectares of village land is sown, and 171 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 Methoon

Of every 100 households in Methoon in 2011, 67 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Methoon · ■ Aklera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**97%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****46%**

**71%

Television ****22%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**42%

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 Methoon?

■ Methoon · ■ Aklera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%**

**48.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**923

Working population ****54.5%**

**52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 30.4% for women. 51% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 353 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (4%) · **■** Marginal 550 (58%)

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 Aklera

- Lhas2,682 people
- Chureliya2,404 people
- Ametha2,167 people
- Deoli2,009 people
- Thanawad1,726 people
- Binda Khera1,708 people
- Umariya1,701 people
- Lasooriya Shah1,686 people

[All 267 villages in Aklera](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jhalawar/aklera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Methoon?326033
- How far is Methoon from Jhalawar?48 km by road
- What is the population of Methoon?1,739 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Methoon in?Jhalawar district (Aklera sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Methoon?52.4% (Census 2011)
