Village · Lalpur, Jamnagar
# Meghpar

Meghpar is a village in Lalpur sub-district of Jamnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code 361280. The 2011 Census counted 1,170 people in 221 households, the 40th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.2%.
- 1,170 people (2011)
- 221 households
- 76.7% literacy
- 361280 PIN code

## Meghpar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Meghpar is 361280. Meghpar falls in Lalpur sub-district, Jamnagar district, Gujarat.
- PIN code 361280
- Gram panchayat Meghpar
- Community development block Lalpur
- Census village code 513870

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Meghpar from nearby towns?
- Lalpur (sub-district HQ) 36 km by road
- Jamnagar (district HQ) 36 km by road
- Jamnagar (nearest town) 36 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Meghpar?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Meghpar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Khambhalia
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Khambhalia
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Khambhalia
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Meghpar known for?

The main crops are ground nut, cotton and castor. Products made here include gas utpadak. About 31% of the 332 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Meghpar

Of every 100 households in Meghpar in 2011, 98 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 32 a car.

■ Meghpar · ■ Lalpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 89%
- Toilet within the home 89% 32%
- No toilet (open defecation) 11% 67%
- Tap water 68% 59%
- Drinking water within premises 28% 46%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 49% 14%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 46% 79%
- Use banking services 82% 63%
- Television 87% 52%
- Mobile phone 93% 74%
- Computer with internet 4% 1%
- Two-wheeler 57% 40%
- Car / jeep / van 32% 4%
- None of these assets 4% 14%
- Own their home 86% 88%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Meghpar?

■ Meghpar · ■ Lalpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.7% 68.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 944 953
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1147 908
- Working population 27.8% 43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 66.8% for women. 52% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 133 (41%) · ■ Farm labourers 37 (11%) · ■ Other work 155 (48%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Lalpur
- Chorbedi 1,258 people
- Lakhiya Mota 1,215 people
- Rasangpar 1,208 people
- Veraval Navi 1,199 people
- Karana 1,064 people
- Khatiya 1,060 people
- Rangpar 1,034 people
- Sevak Dhuniya 1,020 people

All 73 villages in Lalpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Meghpar? 361280
- How far is Meghpar from Jamnagar? 36 km by road
- What is the population of Meghpar? 1,170 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meghpar in? Jamnagar district (Lalpur sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Meghpar? 76.7% (Census 2011)

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