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

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Village · Tharad, Banas Kantha 

# Meghpura

Meghpura is a village in Tharad sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385565**. The 2011 Census counted **1,385 people in 229 households**, the 102nd largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 1,385people (2011)
- 229households
- 61.4%literacy
- 385565PIN code

## Meghpura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Meghpura is 385565.** Meghpura falls in Tharad sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code385565
- Gram panchayatChangada
- Community development blockTharad
- Census village code507537

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

## How far is Meghpura from nearby towns?

- Tharad (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ)96 km by road
- Dhanera (nearest town)22 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 Meghpura?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Meghpura; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tharad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tharad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Meghpura known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, mustard and cumin**. About 94% of the 423 hectares of village land is sown, and 206 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 Meghpura

Of every 100 households in Meghpura in 2011, 38 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Meghpura · ■ Tharad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**49%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Tap water ****8%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**35%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****50%**

**61%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**3%

None of these assets ****29%**

**24%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Meghpura?

■ Meghpura · ■ Tharad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859**

**920

Working population ****47.8%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 46.5% for women. 53% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 297 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (3%) · **■** Other work 49 (7%) · **■** Marginal 297 (45%)

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

- Kothigam1,436 people
- Karnasar1,419 people
- Jampur1,417 people
- Kesargam1,405 people
- Ranesari1,346 people
- Arantva1,340 people
- Nana Mesara1,330 people
- Delankot1,302 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Meghpura?385565
- How far is Meghpura from Palanpur?96 km by road
- What is the population of Meghpura?1,385 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meghpura in?Banas Kantha district (Tharad sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Meghpura?61.4% (Census 2011)