Village · Nichlaul, Mahrajganj
# Mehdia

Mehdia is a village in Nichlaul sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,409 people in 231 households, the 141st largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.
- 1,409 people (2011)
- 231 households
- 61.5% literacy
- 909 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mehdia

Of every 100 households in Mehdia in 2011, 30 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mehdia · ■ Nichlaul rural average
- Electricity for lighting 30% 15%
- Toilet within the home 16% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 84% 81%
- Tap water 99% 59%
- Drinking water within premises 68% 52%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 96%
- Use banking services 87% 84%
- Television 22% 16%
- Mobile phone 61% 60%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 8% 10%
- Own their home 98% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mehdia?

■ Mehdia · ■ Nichlaul rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 61.5% 59.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 909 946
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 799 921
- Working population 40.3% 36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 46.6% for women. 48% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 44 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 237 (42%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 15 (3%) · ■ Marginal 270 (48%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nichlaul
- Bhagwanpur 1,426 people
- Semrahana 1,423 people
- Sukarhar 1,418 people
- Van Tangia-28 1,414 people
- Kuwari Sati 1,401 people
- Laxmipur Kart 1,399 people
- Gurli 1,392 people
- Horlapur 1,387 people

All 314 villages in Nichlaul

## Other places named Mehdia
- Mehdia · Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur · 256 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Mehdia? 1,409 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehdia in? Mahrajganj district (Nichlaul sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mehdia? 61.5% (Census 2011)

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