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

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Village · Vadgam, Banas Kantha 

# Mepada

Mepada is a village in Vadgam sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385421**. The 2011 Census counted **1,539 people in 336 households**, the 59th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 1,539people (2011)
- 336households
- 66.5%literacy
- 385421PIN code

## Mepada PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code385421
- Gram panchayatMepada
- Community development blockVadgam
- Census village code508082

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

## How far is Mepada from nearby towns?

- Vadgam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Palanpur (nearest town)30 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 Mepada?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vadgam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vadgam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Mepada known for?

The main crops are **wheat, pearlmillet/bajra and castor**. About 67% of the 505 hectares of village land is sown, and 204 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 Mepada

Of every 100 households in Mepada in 2011, 66 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mepada · ■ Vadgam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**57%

Tap water ****94%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**78%

Use banking services ****70%**

**64%

Television ****17%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****30%**

**26%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Mepada?

■ Mepada · ■ Vadgam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838**

**913

Working population ****42.1%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 53.6% for women. 55% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 132 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 296 (46%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 188 (29%) · **■** Marginal 30 (5%)

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

- Dhanali1,680 people
- Nizampura1,557 people
- Gidasan Moti1,549 people
- Gidasan Nani1,541 people
- Varvadiya1,532 people
- Varnawada1,518 people
- Nagana1,470 people
- Hasanpur1,445 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mepada?385421
- How far is Mepada from Palanpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Mepada?1,539 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mepada in?Banas Kantha district (Vadgam sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Mepada?66.5% (Census 2011)