Village · Meghraj, Sabar Kantha # Behdaj Behdaj is a village in Meghraj sub-district of Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code 383350. The 2011 Census counted 840 people in 174 households, the 76th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%. - 840 people (2011) - 174 households - 69.8% literacy - 383350 PIN code ## Behdaj PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Behdaj is 383350. Behdaj falls in Meghraj sub-district, Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code 383350 - Gram panchayat Behdaj - Community development block Meghraj - Census village code 510393 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Behdaj from nearby towns? - Meghraj (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Himatnagar (district HQ) 75 km by road - Meghraj (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Behdaj? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Behdaj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Ranasan - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Modasa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Modasa - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 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 Behdaj known for? The main crops are pigeon pea, mung bean and rapeseed. About 53% of the 638 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Behdaj Of every 100 households in Behdaj in 2011, 84 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Behdaj · ■ Meghraj rural average - Electricity for lighting 84% 86% - Toilet within the home 12% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 88% 88% - Tap water 0% 9% - Drinking water within premises 40% 30% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 96% - Use banking services 26% 41% - Television 13% 10% - Mobile phone 72% 39% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 11% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 28% 50% - Own their home 98% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Behdaj? ■ Behdaj · ■ Meghraj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.8% 68.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 879 968 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 862 932 - Working population 65.7% 50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 57.0% for women. 62% of men and 69% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 285 (52%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 5 (1%) · ■ Marginal 261 (47%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Meghraj - Zeriyawada 868 people - Kherai 864 people - Manda 863 people - Sendaryo 853 people - Tarakvada 827 people - Badartralna 814 people - Varthali 808 people - Dungragod 802 people All 128 villages in Meghraj ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Behdaj? 383350 - How far is Behdaj from Himatnagar? 75 km by road - What is the population of Behdaj? 840 (Census 2011) - Which district is Behdaj in? Sabar Kantha district (Meghraj sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Behdaj? 69.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/meghraj/behdaj/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.