# Gay Vachhda Village, Meghraj, Sabar Kantha (Gujarat) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/meghraj/gay-vachhda/ Village · Meghraj, Sabar Kantha # Gay Vachhda Gay Vachhda is a village in Meghraj sub-district of Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **383350**. The 2011 Census counted **1,062 people in 200 households**, the 51st largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%. - 1,062people (2011) - 200households - 70.4%literacy - 383350PIN code ## Gay Vachhda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gay Vachhda is 383350.** Gay Vachhda falls in Meghraj sub-district, Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code383350 - Gram panchayatZarda - Community development blockMeghraj - Census village code510388 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gay Vachhda from nearby towns? - Meghraj (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Himatnagar (district HQ)17 km by road - Meghraj (nearest town)6 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 Gay Vachhda? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Gay Vachhda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Meghraj - ○Degree college10+ km · Modasa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Meghraj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gay Vachhda known for? The main crops are **mung bean, pigeon pea and wheat**. About 29% of the 533 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Gay Vachhda Of every 100 households in Gay Vachhda in 2011, 89 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gay Vachhda · ■ Meghraj rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **86% Toilet within the home ****2%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **9% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****32%** **41% Television ****4%** **10% Mobile phone ****46%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **50% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 Gay Vachhda? ■ Gay Vachhda · ■ Meghraj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%** **68.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **968 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****748** **932 Working population ****42.2%** **50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.7% for men and 59.0% for women. 46% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 234 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (6%) · **■** Other work 32 (7%) · **■** Marginal 156 (35%) 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 Meghraj - Antoli1,155 people - Moti Moydi1,150 people - Rola1,096 people - Ranjedi1,073 people - Khokhariya1,062 people - Relyo1,055 people - Ramgadhi1,035 people - Jalampur1,032 people [All 128 villages in Meghraj](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/meghraj/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gay Vachhda?383350 - How far is Gay Vachhda from Himatnagar?17 km by road - What is the population of Gay Vachhda?1,062 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gay Vachhda in?Sabar Kantha district (Meghraj sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Gay Vachhda?70.4% (Census 2011)