# Methla Village, Talaja, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Talaja, Bhavnagar 

# Methla

Methla is a village in Talaja sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364135**. The 2011 Census counted **2,129 people in 385 households**, the 46th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 2,129people (2011)
- 385households
- 55.8%literacy
- 364135PIN code

## Methla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Methla is 364135.** Methla falls in Talaja sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat.

- PIN code364135
- Gram panchayatMethla
- Community development blockTalaja
- Census village code516670

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

## How far is Methla from nearby towns?

- Talaja (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Bhavnagar (district HQ)70 km by road
- Talaja (nearest town)20 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 Methla?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Methla; 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
- ●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 school10+ km · Talaja
- ○Degree college10+ km · Talaja
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Talaja
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube 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 Methla known for?

The main crops are **cotton, pearlmillet/bajra and sesame**. About 31% of the 1,259 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Methla

Of every 100 households in Methla in 2011, 56 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Methla · ■ Talaja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**84%

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

**21%

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

**78%

Tap water ****2%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**35%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****12%**

**42%

Television ****13%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**31%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**15%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Methla?

■ Methla · ■ Talaja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**922

Working population ****54.3%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 37.2% for women. 62% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 196 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 670 (58%) · **■** Other work 61 (5%) · **■** Marginal 230 (20%)

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 Talaja

- Hamirpara2,319 people
- Fulsar2,216 people
- Pasavi2,205 people
- Shelavadar2,133 people
- Kundheli2,120 people
- Mota Ghana2,062 people
- Sakhvadar2,019 people
- Bhalar1,974 people

[All 113 villages in Talaja](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/talaja/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Methla?364135
- How far is Methla from Bhavnagar?70 km by road
- What is the population of Methla?2,129 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Methla in?Bhavnagar district (Talaja sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Methla?55.8% (Census 2011)