# Meghawas Village, Pachpadra, Barmer (Rajasthan) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/barmer/pachpadra/meghawas/ Village · Pachpadra, Barmer # Meghawas Meghawas is a village in Pachpadra sub-district of Barmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **344026**. The 2011 Census counted **1,240 people in 194 households**, the 79th largest of 277 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%. - 1,240people (2011) - 194households - 51.2%literacy - 344026PIN code ## Meghawas PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Meghawas is 344026.** Meghawas falls in Pachpadra sub-district, Barmer district, Rajasthan. - PIN code344026 - Community development blockBalotra - Census village code087458 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Meghawas from nearby towns? - Pachpadra (sub-district HQ)60 km by road - Barmer (district HQ)170 km by road - Balotra (nearest town)60 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 Meghawas? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Meghawas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mandli - ○Degree college10+ km · Balotra - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pachpadra - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 20 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 Meghawas known for? The main crops are **bajara, moth and guar**. About 68% of the 1,565 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Meghawas Of every 100 households in Meghawas in 2011, 16 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Meghawas · ■ Pachpadra rural average Electricity for lighting ****16%** **36% Toilet within the home ****11%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **21% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **92% Use banking services ****88%** **70% Television ****6%** **12% Mobile phone ****42%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **6% None of these assets ****38%** **29% 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 Meghawas? ■ Meghawas · ■ Pachpadra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.2%** **57.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **921 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902** **901 Working population ****53.3%** **45.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.9% for men and 35.9% for women. 52% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 561 (85%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (3%) · **■** Marginal 77 (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 Pachpadra - Nagana1,262 people - Baniyawas1,254 people - Soorpura1,253 people - Lakhaniyon Ki Dhani1,244 people - Pindaran1,231 people - Gharoi Nadi1,225 people - Kharwa1,221 people - Sagaranari1,219 people [All 279 villages in Pachpadra](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/barmer/pachpadra/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Meghawas?344026 - How far is Meghawas from Barmer?170 km by road - What is the population of Meghawas?1,240 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meghawas in?Barmer district (Pachpadra sub-district), Rajasthan - What is the literacy rate of Meghawas?51.2% (Census 2011)