Mehgaon

Mehgaon
मेहगांव
town
Nickname(s): mehgma
Mehgaon
Mehgaon

Location in Madhya Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 26°29′47″N 78°36′49″E / 26.49639°N 78.61361°E / 26.49639; 78.61361Coordinates: 26°29′47″N 78°36′49″E / 26.49639°N 78.61361°E / 26.49639; 78.61361
Country India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Bhind
Population (2011)
  Total 21,335
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Mehgaon is a City and a nagar panchayat in Bhind district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Mehgaon is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Mehgaon Nagar Panchayat has population of 21,335 of which 11,462 are males while 9,873 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Demographics

Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 3072 which is 14.40% of total population of Mehgaon (NP). In Mehgaon Nagar Panchayat, Female Sex Ratio is of 861 against state average of 931. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Mehgaon is around 806 compared to Madhya Pradesh state average of 918. Literacy rate of Mehgaon city is 77.47% higher than state average of 69.32%. In Mehgaon, Male literacy is around 87.42% while female literacy rate is 66.06%.

Mehgaon Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 3,608 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Mehgaon Religion Data 2011

Total-21,335

Hindu - 81.32%

Muslim -13.67%

Christian - 0.06%

Sikh - 0.07%

Buddhist - 0.09%

Jain - 4.76%

Others - 0.04%

Not Stated-0.09% छिच

References

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