# Meghvadar Village, Sihor, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Sihor, Bhavnagar 

# Meghvadar

Meghvadar is a village in Sihor sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364240**. The 2011 Census counted **393 people in 72 households**, the 72nd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 393people (2011)
- 72households
- 77.0%literacy
- 364240PIN code

## Meghvadar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Meghvadar is 364240.** Meghvadar falls in Sihor sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat.

- PIN code364240
- Gram panchayatMeghvadar
- Community development blockSihor
- Census village code516380

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

## How far is Meghvadar from nearby towns?

- Sihor (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Bhavnagar (district HQ)28 km by road
- Sihor (nearest town)5 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 Meghvadar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Meghvadar; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sihor
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhavnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sihor
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Meghvadar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, cotton and ground nut**. About 65% of the 446 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Meghvadar

Of every 100 households in Meghvadar in 2011, 86 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Meghvadar · ■ Sihor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**59%

Tap water ****1%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**73%

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

**13%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****22%**

**48%

Television ****30%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**32%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**15%

Own their home ****92%**

**91%

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 Meghvadar?

■ Meghvadar · ■ Sihor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**849

Working population ****64.6%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 66.3% for women. 62% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 61 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (16%) · **■** Other work 142 (56%) · **■** Marginal 10 (4%)

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 Sihor

- Panch Talavada546 people
- Bhangadh443 people
- Maglana441 people
- Karmadiya402 people
- Limbaddhar389 people
- Juna Jaliya375 people
- Malvan315 people
- Tarakpaldi293 people

[All 79 villages in Sihor](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/sihor/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Meghvadar?364240
- How far is Meghvadar from Bhavnagar?28 km by road
- What is the population of Meghvadar?393 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meghvadar in?Bhavnagar district (Sihor sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Meghvadar?77.0% (Census 2011)