# Meghval Village, Kaprada, Valsad (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Kaprada, Valsad 

# Meghval

Meghval is a village in Kaprada sub-district of Valsad district, Gujarat, PIN code **396240**. The 2011 Census counted **2,960 people in 555 households**, the 22nd largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%.

- 2,960people (2011)
- 555households
- 60.9%literacy
- 396240PIN code

## Meghval PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Meghval is 396240.** Meghval falls in Kaprada sub-district, Valsad district, Gujarat.

- PIN code396240
- Gram panchayatMeghval
- Community development blockKaprada
- Census village code523607

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

## How far is Meghval from nearby towns?

- Kaprada (sub-district HQ)52 km by road
- Valsad (district HQ)62 km by road
- Selvas (nearest town)5 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 Meghval?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Meghval; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Selvas
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kaprada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kaprada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Meghval known for?

The main crops are **nagli, rice and pigeon pea**. About 71% of the 649 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Meghval

Of every 100 households in Meghval in 2011, 89 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Meghval · ■ Kaprada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**97%

Use banking services ****56%**

**37%

Television ****44%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**53%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Meghval?

■ Meghval · ■ Kaprada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**52.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**962

Working population ****50.7%**

**46.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.0% for men and 51.5% for women. 57% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 239 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 796 (53%) · **■** Marginal 459 (31%)

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 Kaprada

- Malghar3,255 people
- Jogvel3,252 people
- Chavshala3,110 people
- Girnara3,082 people
- Moti Vahiyal2,918 people
- Vavar2,910 people
- Ozar2,896 people
- Chandvegan2,874 people

[All 128 villages in Kaprada](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/valsad/kaprada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Meghval?396240
- How far is Meghval from Valsad?62 km by road
- What is the population of Meghval?2,960 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meghval in?Valsad district (Kaprada sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Meghval?60.9% (Census 2011)
