# Mahelaj Village, Matar, Kheda (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/kheda/matar/mahelaj/ Village · Matar, Kheda # Mahelaj Mahelaj is a village in Matar sub-district of Kheda district, Gujarat, PIN code **387530**. The 2011 Census counted **6,004 people in 1,009 households**, the 6th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%. - 6,004people (2011) - 1,009households - 83.8%literacy - 387530PIN code ## Mahelaj PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mahelaj is 387530.** Mahelaj falls in Matar sub-district, Kheda district, Gujarat. - PIN code387530 - Gram panchayatMahelaj - Community development blockMatar - Census village code517536 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahelaj from nearby towns? - Matar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Nadiad (district HQ)10 km by road - Nadiad (nearest town)10 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 Mahelaj? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Mahelaj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Matar - ○Degree college10+ km · Kheda - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Matar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mahelaj known for? The main crops are **maize, pearlmilet/bajra and tobacco**. About 77% of the 1,430 hectares of village land is sown, and 770 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 Mahelaj Of every 100 households in Mahelaj in 2011, 83 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mahelaj · ■ Matar rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **87% Toilet within the home ****36%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **62% Tap water ****75%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **82% Use banking services ****24%** **44% Television ****28%** **40% Mobile phone ****36%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****44%** **29% Own their home ****94%** **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 Mahelaj? ■ Mahelaj · ■ Matar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%** **79.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888** **887 Working population ****44.5%** **37.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.4% for men and 75.7% for women. 57% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 595 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 626 (23%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 121 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,328 (50%) 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 Matar - Limbasi7,835 people - Sinjiwada7,606 people - Sandhana6,683 people - Bhalada6,640 people - Ratanpur5,651 people - Dethli5,361 people - Traj4,432 people - Sokhda4,392 people [All 55 villages in Matar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/kheda/matar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahelaj?387530 - How far is Mahelaj from Nadiad?10 km by road - What is the population of Mahelaj?6,004 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahelaj in?Kheda district (Matar sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Mahelaj?83.8% (Census 2011)