# Meda Village, Deesa, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Deesa, Banas Kantha 

# Meda

Meda is a village in Deesa sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385535**. The 2011 Census counted **405 people in 72 households**, the 147th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%.

- 405people (2011)
- 72households
- 61.8%literacy
- 385535PIN code

## Meda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Meda is 385535.** Meda falls in Deesa sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code385535
- Gram panchayatAgdol
- Community development blockDeesa
- Census village code508260

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Meda from nearby towns?

- Deesa (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Deesa (nearest town)35 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 Meda?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Meda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dantiwada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Deesa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Deesa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Meda known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, castor and rapeseed**. About 69% of the 468 hectares of village land is sown, and 267 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 Meda

Of every 100 households in Meda in 2011, 94 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Meda · ■ Deesa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**85%

Tap water ****64%**

**48%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****79%**

**54%

Television ****6%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**4%

None of these assets ****49%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Meda?

■ Meda · ■ Deesa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%**

**61.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**883

Working population ****50.9%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 47.9% for women. 56% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 45 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (67%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 19 (9%)

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 Deesa

- Sodapur585 people
- Latiya503 people
- Viruvada454 people
- Kotha406 people
- Kunvara Padar271 people

[All 148 villages in Deesa](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/deesa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Meda?385535
- How far is Meda from Palanpur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Meda?405 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meda in?Banas Kantha district (Deesa sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Meda?61.8% (Census 2011)