# Metoda Village, Lodhika, Rajkot (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Lodhika, Rajkot 

# Metoda

Metoda is a village in Lodhika sub-district of Rajkot district, Gujarat, PIN code **360021**. The 2011 Census counted **3,268 people in 728 households**, the 4th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 3,268people (2011)
- 728households
- 85.0%literacy
- 360021PIN code

## Metoda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Metoda is 360021.** Metoda falls in Lodhika sub-district, Rajkot district, Gujarat.

- PIN code360021
- Gram panchayatMetoda
- Community development blockLodhika
- Census village code513023

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

## How far is Metoda from nearby towns?

- Lodhika (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Rajkot (district HQ)12 km by road
- Rajkot (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 Metoda?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajkot
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajkot
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 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 Metoda known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, cotton and wheat**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Metoda

Of every 100 households in Metoda in 2011, 98 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Metoda · ■ Lodhika rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**49%

Tap water ****52%**

**58%

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

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%**

**69%

Use banking services ****67%**

**66%

Television ****57%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****46%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**6%

None of these assets ****3%**

**6%

Own their home ****46%**

**79%

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 Metoda?

■ Metoda · ■ Lodhika rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****601**

**903

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**845

Working population ****51.6%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 76.0% for women. 74% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 266 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (3%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 669 (40%) · **■** Marginal 695 (41%)

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 Lodhika

- Pardi7,818 people
- Lodhika4,737 people
- Vajdi3,305 people
- Nagar Pipaliya2,721 people
- Khirsara2,714 people
- Chibhda2,450 people
- Haripar Pal2,178 people

[All 38 villages in Lodhika](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/rajkot/lodhika/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Metoda?360021
- How far is Metoda from Rajkot?12 km by road
- What is the population of Metoda?3,268 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Metoda in?Rajkot district (Lodhika sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Metoda?85.0% (Census 2011)