Village · Dhanera, Banas Kantha
# Mewada

Mewada is a village in Dhanera sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code 385545. The 2011 Census counted 1,846 people in 325 households, the 51st largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%.
- 1,846 people (2011)
- 325 households
- 56.6% literacy
- 385545 PIN code

## Mewada PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Mewada is 385545. Mewada falls in Dhanera sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.
- PIN code 385545
- Gram panchayat Runi
- Community development block Dhanera
- Census village code 507681

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Mewada from nearby towns?
- Dhanera (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ) 75 km by road
- Dhanera (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Mewada?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Mewada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dhanera
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dhanera
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Deesa
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mewada known for?

The main crops are pearlmillet/bajra,milk, wheat and cotton. About 62% of the 557 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Mewada

Of every 100 households in Mewada in 2011, 71 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mewada · ■ Dhanera rural average
- Electricity for lighting 71% 63%
- Toilet within the home 6% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 94%
- Tap water 71% 39%
- Drinking water within premises 69% 61%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 96%
- Use banking services 40% 56%
- Television 14% 13%
- Mobile phone 73% 65%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 3%
- None of these assets 25% 30%
- Own their home 96% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mewada?

■ Mewada · ■ Dhanera rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 56.6% 56.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 905 932
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 915 884
- Working population 44.9% 41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 38.2% for women. 54% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 447 (54%) · ■ Farm labourers 237 (29%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 139 (17%) · ■ Marginal 4 (0%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dhanera
- Voda 2,078 people
- Dugdol Nani 2,046 people
- Rajoda 1,893 people
- Mandal 1,880 people
- Kundi 1,769 people
- Mota Meda 1,753 people
- Jiwana 1,742 people
- Yavarpura 1,707 people

All 77 villages in Dhanera

## Other places named Mewada
- Mewada · Village, Sheopur, Sheopur · 2,972 people
- Mewada · Village, Kapasan, Chittaurgarh · 876 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Mewada? 385545
- How far is Mewada from Palanpur? 75 km by road
- What is the population of Mewada? 1,846 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mewada in? Banas Kantha district (Dhanera sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Mewada? 56.6% (Census 2011)

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