Meen | |
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Country | IndiaRJ-38 |
Government | |
• Type | Sarpanch |
Area | |
• Total | 1,713 ha (4,233 acres) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,094 |
• Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Languages | |
Time zone | UTC+5.30 |
Pincode | 307026[1] |
Village code | 02375800 |
Vehicle registration | RJ-38 |
Meen is a small village of 1713 hectares in Abu Road Tehsil in Sirohi district, known as Rajasthani hill station of Mount Abu in Aravalli range in the State of Rajasthan, India.[2] The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is elected representative of the village by the local elections. Meen depends on ABU ROAD, the nearest town for all major economic activities.[3] The village has government-provided water facilities that include Two taps, One Well supply, Two tanks, Two tubewells, and One handpump. The villagers also acquire water from some of the natural water sources - Two rivers, Two canals and Two springs. Meen is also surrounded by Two lakes. The population of the village depends on the source of drinking water during summer on Handpump. Meen's pin code is 307026[4], and village code is 02375800. The area of Meen is segregated as 59 hectares irrigated area, 149 hectares unirrigated, the 11 hectare area under culturable waste (including gauchar and groves), and remaining 63 hectare area not available for cultivation.
Meen has Two banks and Two credit societies for the regulation of economic activity. The village is also equipped with Two recreational centers.
The village has an uninterrupted 24 hours electric supply from a power grid.
Meen is a census village in the district of Sirohi, Rajasthan. The village has a total population of 1094 and has total administration over 2175 houses which are connected to supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.
As per the census 2011 report, 265 people are literate in Meen out of which 58 are males and 1852 are females.
Meen has the following educational facilities:
According to a census 2011 report, 553 people of the total population are employed. The workforce is 564 male, 598 female with 399 (72.15%) of all workers being employed full-time, this includes 199 males and 335 females. 138 males and 44 females are considered as the main cultivators with the help of 16 males. 154 people are reported to work for a marginal period of time in the year.
They depend on the agricultural markets (Mandi) of the nearby towns of ABU ROAD and Sirohi to sell agricultural produce and make their living.