About Methan Village

Methan is one of the larger villages in Limkheda tehsil, in the district of Dohad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,842, made up of 3,926 males and 3,916 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 984.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389175, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Methan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Methan village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Dohad
Tehsil	Limkheda
Pincode	389175
Area (hectares)	984.65 hectares
Population	7,842
Male Population	3,926
Female Population	3,916
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Methan compares

By the 2011 count Methan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents. Its 984.65 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Methan

Methan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Methan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Methan from other places

Methan lies about 40 km from Dohad, and the nearest railway station is Limkheda, about 20 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Methan
Nearest town	Morwa	14 km
Nearest railway station	Limkheda	20 km
District headquarters	Dohad	40 km

Villages closest to Methan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Limkheda tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Methan

As per the Census of India 2011, Methan village had a population of 7,842. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents.

Methan village has 3,926 males and 3,916 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Methan has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Methan is 389175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Methan covers 984.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Methan falls under Limkheda tehsil of Dohad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Methan is Limkheda, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Methan.

Methan is about 40 km from Dohad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Methan is in Limkheda tehsil of Dohad district. Morwa is about 14 km away. Limkheda is about 20 km away. Dohad is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.