# Mekhadi Village, Mangrol, Junagadh (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Mangrol, Junagadh 

# Mekhadi

Mekhadi is a village in Mangrol sub-district of Junagadh district, Gujarat, PIN code **362240**. The 2011 Census counted **4,049 people in 788 households**, the 5th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 4,049people (2011)
- 788households
- 69.9%literacy
- 362240PIN code

## Mekhadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mekhadi is 362240.** Mekhadi falls in Mangrol sub-district, Junagadh district, Gujarat.

- PIN code362240
- Gram panchayatMekhadi
- Community development blockMangrol
- Census village code514786

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

## How far is Mekhadi from nearby towns?

- Mangrol (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Junagadh (district HQ)60 km by road
- Mangrol (nearest town)22 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 Mekhadi?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Mekhadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mangrol
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mangrol
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mangrol
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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 Mekhadi known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, sorghum and green gram**. About 80% of the 1,648 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,000 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 Mekhadi

Of every 100 households in Mekhadi in 2011, 91 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mekhadi · ■ Mangrol rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**51%

Tap water ****2%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**93%

Use banking services ****64%**

**71%

Television ****41%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**12%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Mekhadi?

■ Mekhadi · ■ Mangrol rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**920

Working population ****40.2%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 58.7% for women. 58% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 554 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 867 (53%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 173 (11%) · **■** Marginal 31 (2%)

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 Mangrol

- Shil7,011 people
- Juthal5,854 people
- Sheriyaj5,370 people
- Maktupur4,096 people
- Shapur3,970 people
- Antroli3,667 people
- Bagasra-Ghed3,592 people
- Kalej3,566 people

[All 63 villages in Mangrol](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/junagadh/mangrol/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mekhadi?362240
- How far is Mekhadi from Junagadh?60 km by road
- What is the population of Mekhadi?4,049 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mekhadi in?Junagadh district (Mangrol sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Mekhadi?69.9% (Census 2011)