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- LGD code
- 551949
- Pincode
- 401603
- Post office
- Jawhar
- Population
- 355
- Households
- 79
- Literacy rate
- 46.5%
- Sex ratio
- 972 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 239
Census 2011 · in context
How Medhe compares
By population, Medhe ranks #102 of 109 villages in Jawhar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.5%
+1.5% vs mandal average
- Medhe
- 46.5%
- Jawhar mandal
- 45.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
972
−55 vs mandal average
- Medhe
- 972
- Jawhar mandal
- 1,027
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Medhe
- 4.5
- Jawhar mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Medhe at a glance
Medhe is a village of 355 people in 79 households (Census 2011) in Jawhar taluka, Palghar district, Maharashtra, the 102nd-largest of 109 villages in Jawhar taluka. Literacy is 47%, 2 points above the taluka average of 45% and the sex ratio is 972 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 401603, served by Jawhar post office; the LGD village code is 551949. The village votes in Yevla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chhagan Bhujbal. The population is estimated at 419 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kortad →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medhe · this village | 355 | 47% | — |
| Kortad · Jawhar | 1,141 | 75% | — |
| Savarpada · Jawhar | 865 | 52% | — |
| Ramnagar (Kasatwadi) · Jawhar | 445 | 54% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Medhe
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Jawhar
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 95
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 491.07
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 51.17
- Forest area (ha)
- 358.56
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Medhe
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Medhe
- LGD code
- 551949
- Pincode
- 401603
- Post office
- Jawhar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 355
- Population (projected 2026)
- 419
- Households
- 79
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 972
- Literacy rate
- 46.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dindori
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Yevla
- Member of Parliament
- Bhaskar Bhagare
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chhagan Bhujbal
- Block / Mandal
- Jawhar
- Nearest police station
- City Police Station (21.0 km)
- Nearest post office
- Rawande post office (11.8 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Yeola (21.0 km)
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)