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About Medha Village

Medha is a small village in Sanchore tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 410, made up of 216 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 863.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Medha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Medha village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Sanchore
Pincode 343027
Area (hectares) 863.68 hectares
Population 410
Male Population 216
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Medha compares

By the 2011 count Medha is the 254th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents. Its 863.68 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Medha

Medha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Medha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Medha from other places

Medha lies about 123 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Jari, about 61 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Medha
Tehsil headquarters Sanchore 27 km
Nearest town Sānchor 27 km
Nearest railway station Jari 61 km
District headquarters Jalor 123 km

Villages closest to Medha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sanchore tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Medha

As per the Census of India 2011, Medha village had a population of 410. That makes it the 254th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents.

Medha village has 216 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Medha has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Medha is 343027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Medha covers 863.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Medha falls under Sanchore tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Medha is Jari, about 61 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Medha.

Medha is about 123 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Medha is in Sanchore tehsil of Jalor district. Sanchore is about 27 km away. Sānchor is about 27 km away. Jari is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatwas (1.9 km), Tembi (2.4 km) and Martawa (2.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Medha today is likely to be higher.

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