Village · Patan-Veraval, Junagadh
# Meghpur

Meghpur is a village in Patan-Veraval sub-district of Junagadh district, Gujarat, PIN code 362265. The 2011 Census counted 3,006 people in 474 households, the 17th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.
- 3,006 people (2011)
- 474 households
- 67.4% literacy
- 362265 PIN code

## Meghpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Meghpur is 362265. Meghpur falls in Patan-Veraval sub-district, Junagadh district, Gujarat.
- PIN code 362265
- Gram panchayat Meghpur
- Community development block Patan-Veraval
- Census village code 515045

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

## How far is Meghpur from nearby towns?
- Veraval (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Junagadh (district HQ) 102 km by road
- Veraval (nearest town) 15 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Meghpur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Meghpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Ajotha
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Veraval
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Veraval
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated 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.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Meghpur known for?

The main crops are ground nut, sorghum and wheat. About 48% of the 472 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Meghpur

Of every 100 households in Meghpur in 2011, 66 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Meghpur · ■ Patan-Veraval rural average
- Electricity for lighting 66% 92%
- Toilet within the home 7% 26%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 72%
- Tap water 0% 37%
- Drinking water within premises 28% 34%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 95%
- Use banking services 45% 65%
- Television 20% 48%
- Mobile phone 49% 67%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 16% 32%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 38% 15%
- Own their home 95% 92%

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

## What is the population of Meghpur?

■ Meghpur · ■ Patan-Veraval rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.4% 71.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 958 955
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1078 942
- Working population 48.2% 39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 54.8% for women. 53% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 298 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 884 (61%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 75 (5%) · ■ Marginal 190 (13%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Patan-Veraval
- Rampara 3,451 people
- Vavdi Adri 3,425 people
- Khandheri 3,363 people
- Kajli 3,197 people
- Savni 2,960 people
- Inaj 2,797 people
- Bolas 2,720 people
- Sonariya 2,555 people

All 54 villages in Patan-Veraval

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Meghpur? 362265
- How far is Meghpur from Junagadh? 102 km by road
- What is the population of Meghpur? 3,006 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meghpur in? Junagadh district (Patan-Veraval sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Meghpur? 67.4% (Census 2011)

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