Medha, Jawhar, Palghar, Maharashtra, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Medha


The village Medha is located in Jawhar Tahsil of Palghar District in the State of Maharashtra in India. It comes under Jawhar Community Development Block. The nearest town is Jawhar, which is about 20 kilometers away from Medha.

Travel and Communication for Medha


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Medha,
Palghar,
Maharashtra, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Medha


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Medha is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Medha is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Medha


As per available data from the year 2009, 1477 persons live in 308 house holds in the village Medha. There are 748 female individuals and 729 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.64% and males constitute 49.36% of the total population.

There are 1476 scheduled tribes persons of which 747 are females and 729 are males. Females constitute 50.61% and males constitute 49.39% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 99.93% of the total population.

Population density of Medha is 227.93 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Medha


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Total area of Medha is 648 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 332 ha. About 7 ha is un-irrigated area. About 325 ha is irrigated area. About 2 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 1 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 2 ha is irrigated by waterfalls. About 2 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 2 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 7 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 138 ha is culturable waste land. About 169 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Medha


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Medha.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Medha.

There is a government middle school in the village Medha.

There is a private secondary school in the village Medha.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Jawhar, which is more than 10 kms away from Medha.

Colleges in Medha


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Jawhar, which is more than 10 kms away from Medha.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Jawhar, which is more than 10 kms away from Medha.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Jawhar, which is more than 10 kms away from Medha.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Jawhar, which is more than 10 kms away from Medha.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Nashik, which is more than 10 kms away from Medha.

Other Educational Facilities in Medha


There is a government vocational training school / ITI in the village Medha.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Jawhar, which is more than 10 kms away from Medha.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Nashik, which is more than 10 kms away from Medha.

Healthcare Facilities in Medha


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Medha.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Medha.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Medha.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Medha.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Medha.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Medha.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Medha.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Medha.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Medha.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Medha or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Medha.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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