# Mahelav Village, Petlad, Anand (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/anand/petlad/mahelav/ Village · Petlad, Anand # Mahelav Mahelav is a village in Petlad sub-district of Anand district, Gujarat, PIN code **388440**. The 2011 Census counted **12,641 people in 2,572 households**, the 2nd largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.7%. - 12,641people (2011) - 2,572households - 81.0%literacy - 388440PIN code ## Mahelav PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mahelav is 388440.** Mahelav falls in Petlad sub-district, Anand district, Gujarat. - PIN code388440 - Gram panchayatMahelav - Community development blockPetlad - Census village code516956 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahelav from nearby towns? - Petlad (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Anand (district HQ)20 km by road - Petlad (nearest town)13 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Mahelav? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Mahelav; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Changa - ○Degree college10+ km · Vallabh Vidyanagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vallabh Vidyanagar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mahelav known for? The main crops are **tobacco, maize and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 77% of the 1,583 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,109 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Mahelav Of every 100 households in Mahelav in 2011, 89 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Mahelav · ■ Petlad rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **89% Toilet within the home ****35%** **46% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **53% Tap water ****88%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **68% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **68% Use banking services ****51%** **56% Television ****39%** **44% Mobile phone ****36%** **42% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****30%** **28% Own their home ****92%** **93% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Mahelav? ■ Mahelav · ■ Petlad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%** **85.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941** **866 Working population ****45.2%** **41.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.5% for men and 71.6% for women. 61% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,075 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,883 (50%) · **■** Household industry 54 (1%) · **■** Other work 555 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,151 (20%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Petlad - Pandoli15,103 people - Dharmaj10,429 people - Palaj9,781 people - Bandhni9,100 people - Nar7,619 people [All 56 villages in Petlad](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/anand/petlad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahelav?388440 - How far is Mahelav from Anand?20 km by road - What is the population of Mahelav?12,641 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahelav in?Anand district (Petlad sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Mahelav?81.0% (Census 2011)