# Mahekal Village, Talod, Sabar Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/talod/mahekal/ Village · Talod, Sabar Kantha # Mahekal Mahekal is a village in Talod sub-district of Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **383215**. The 2011 Census counted **1,652 people in 316 households**, the 27th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%. - 1,652people (2011) - 316households - 67.6%literacy - 383215PIN code ## Mahekal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mahekal is 383215.** Mahekal falls in Talod sub-district, Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code383215 - Gram panchayatMahekal - Community development blockTalod - Census village code510719 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahekal from nearby towns? - Talod (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Himatnagar (district HQ)47 km by road - Talod (nearest town)17 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 Mahekal? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Mahekal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Talod - ○Degree college10+ km · Himatnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Talod - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 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 Mahekal known for? The main crops are **cotton, castor and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 52% of the 594 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 Mahekal Of every 100 households in Mahekal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mahekal · ■ Talod rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **90% Toilet within the home ****5%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **72% Tap water ****92%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **80% Use banking services ****39%** **53% Television ****23%** **36% Mobile phone ****31%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****39%** **31% Own their home ****96%** **97% 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 Mahekal? ■ Mahekal · ■ Talod rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%** **77.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **938 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1089** **874 Working population ****45.8%** **46.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.4% for men and 52.3% for women. 64% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 292 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 156 (21%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 214 (28%) · **■** Marginal 93 (12%) 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 Talod - Antrolivas Punjaji2,151 people - Semaliya2,112 people - Nava1,725 people - Dadarda1,710 people - Gora1,600 people - Varvada1,513 people - Salatpur1,479 people - Valiyampura1,446 people [All 73 villages in Talod](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/talod/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahekal?383215 - How far is Mahekal from Himatnagar?47 km by road - What is the population of Mahekal?1,652 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahekal in?Sabar Kantha district (Talod sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Mahekal?67.6% (Census 2011)