# Medhala Village, Tharad, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Tharad, Banas Kantha 

# Medhala

Medhala is a village in Tharad sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385566**. The 2011 Census counted **1,185 people in 228 households**, the 109th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 1,185people (2011)
- 228households
- 57.2%literacy
- 385566PIN code

## Medhala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Medhala is 385566.** Medhala falls in Tharad sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code385566
- Gram panchayatGadsisar
- Community development blockTharad
- Census village code507524

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

## How far is Medhala from nearby towns?

- Tharad (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ)119 km by road
- Tharad (nearest town)24 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 Medhala?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Medhala; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sanval
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tharad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tharad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Medhala known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, maize and cumin**. About 86% of the 745 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Medhala

Of every 100 households in Medhala in 2011, 81 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Medhala · ■ Tharad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**95%

Tap water ****100%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**35%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****82%**

**61%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****20%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Medhala?

■ Medhala · ■ Tharad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.2%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****781**

**920

Working population ****53.9%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 39.9% for women. 54% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 306 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (7%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 193 (30%) · **■** Marginal 94 (15%)

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 Tharad

- Nana Mesara1,330 people
- Delankot1,302 people
- Jandla1,271 people
- Pepar1,222 people
- Kumbhara1,168 people
- Therwada1,151 people
- Bhardasar1,109 people
- Chotapa1,084 people

[All 134 villages in Tharad](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/tharad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Medhala?385566
- How far is Medhala from Palanpur?119 km by road
- What is the population of Medhala?1,185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Medhala in?Banas Kantha district (Tharad sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Medhala?57.2% (Census 2011)