# Meta Village, Vadgam, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/vadgam/meta/ Village · Vadgam, Banas Kantha # Meta Meta is a village in Vadgam sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385520**. The 2011 Census counted **6,353 people in 1,289 households**, the 4th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%. - 6,353people (2011) - 1,289households - 85.9%literacy - 385520PIN code ## Meta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Meta is 385520.** Meta falls in Vadgam sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code385520 - Gram panchayatMeta - Community development blockVadgam - Census village code508039 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Meta from nearby towns? - Vadgam (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ)15 km by road - Palanpur (nearest town)15 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 Meta? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Meta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Palanpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Palanpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vadgam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 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 Meta known for? The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, groundnut and wheat**. About 63% of the 778 hectares of village land is sown, and 354 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 Meta Of every 100 households in Meta in 2011, 96 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Meta · ■ Vadgam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **91% Toilet within the home ****80%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****20%** **57% Tap water ****93%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%** **78% Use banking services ****59%** **64% Television ****28%** **31% Mobile phone ****68%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****24%** **26% Own their home ****84%** **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 Meta? ■ Meta · ■ Vadgam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%** **77.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008** **913 Working population ****34.9%** **37.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.3% for men and 77.5% for women. 53% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 201 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 296 (13%) · **■** Household industry 58 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,242 (56%) · **■** Marginal 418 (19%) 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 - Basu13,247 people - Majadar9,702 people - Vadgam9,005 people - Memadpur5,923 people - Mahi5,533 people - Teniwada5,077 people - Kodaram4,923 people [All 109 villages in Vadgam](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/vadgam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Meta?385520 - How far is Meta from Palanpur?15 km by road - What is the population of Meta?6,353 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meta in?Banas Kantha district (Vadgam sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Meta?85.9% (Census 2011)