# Meghavadar Village, Vallabhipur, Bhavnagar (Gujarat)

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Village · Vallabhipur, Bhavnagar 

# Meghavadar

Meghavadar is a village in Vallabhipur sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364310**. The 2011 Census counted **379 people in 79 households**, the 48th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 379people (2011)
- 79households
- 68.5%literacy
- 364310PIN code

## Meghavadar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Meghavadar is 364310.** Meghavadar falls in Vallabhipur sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat.

- PIN code364310
- Gram panchayatMeghavadar
- Community development blockVallabhipur
- Census village code516095

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

## How far is Meghavadar from nearby towns?

- Vallabhipur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bhavnagar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Vallabhipur (nearest town)12 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 Meghavadar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Meghavadar; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vallabhipur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vallabhipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vallabhipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Meghavadar known for?

The main crops are **cotton, wheat and sorghum**. About 77% of the 803 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Meghavadar

Of every 100 households in Meghavadar in 2011, 92 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Meghavadar · ■ Vallabhipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**46%

Tap water ****94%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**91%

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

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**78%

Use banking services ****66%**

**55%

Television ****37%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**29%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**3%

None of these assets ****24%**

**16%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Meghavadar?

■ Meghavadar · ■ Vallabhipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****581**

**879

Working population ****38.0%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 56.1% for women. 65% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 59 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (17%) · **■** Other work 52 (36%) · **■** Marginal 8 (6%)

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 Vallabhipur

- Velavadar466 people
- Rajpara435 people
- Rangpur432 people
- Pipal384 people
- Virdi354 people
- Anandpur333 people
- Nava Rampar331 people
- Bhoraniya242 people

[All 57 villages in Vallabhipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/vallabhipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Meghavadar?364310
- How far is Meghavadar from Bhavnagar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Meghavadar?379 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meghavadar in?Bhavnagar district (Vallabhipur sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Meghavadar?68.5% (Census 2011)