# Megal Village, Vadgam, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Vadgam, Banas Kantha 

# Megal

Megal is a village in Vadgam sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385421**. The 2011 Census counted **1,726 people in 374 households**, the 52nd largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 1,726people (2011)
- 374households
- 73.7%literacy
- 385421PIN code

## Megal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Megal is 385421.** Megal falls in Vadgam sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code385421
- Gram panchayatMegal
- Community development blockVadgam
- Census village code508070

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

## How far is Megal from nearby towns?

- Vadgam (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ)27 km by road
- Palanpur (nearest town)27 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 Megal?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Megal; 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
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vadgam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vadgam
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Megal known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, mung bean and wheat**. About 75% of the 703 hectares of village land is sown, and 498 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 Megal

Of every 100 households in Megal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Megal · ■ Vadgam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**57%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**78%

Use banking services ****96%**

**64%

Television ****60%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****21%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 Megal?

■ Megal · ■ Vadgam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028**

**913

Working population ****36.9%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 60.6% for women. 54% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 200 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 190 (30%) · **■** Household industry 18 (3%) · **■** Other work 208 (33%) · **■** Marginal 21 (3%)

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 Vadgam

- Salemkot1,800 people
- Dhori1,790 people
- Juni Sendhani1,732 people
- Parkhadi1,732 people
- Varasada1,720 people
- Kotadi1,685 people
- Dhanali1,680 people
- Nizampura1,557 people

[All 109 villages in Vadgam](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/vadgam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Megal?385421
- How far is Megal from Palanpur?27 km by road
- What is the population of Megal?1,726 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Megal in?Banas Kantha district (Vadgam sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Megal?73.7% (Census 2011)