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About Mevasa Village

Mevasa is a mid sized village in Okhamandal tehsil, in the district of Jamnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 865, made up of 447 males and 418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 361335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mevasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mevasa village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Jamnagar
Tehsil Okhamandal
Pincode 361335
Area (hectares) 455.12 hectares
Population 865
Male Population 447
Female Population 418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mevasa compares

By the 2011 count Mevasa is the 19th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,318 residents. Its 455.12 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Mevasa

Mevasa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mevasa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mevasa from other places

Mevasa lies about 110 km from Jamnagar, and the nearest railway station is Varvala, about 5.2 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 Mevasa
Tehsil headquarters Okhamandal under 2 km
Nearest railway station Varvala 5.2 km
Nearest town Dwārka 8.3 km
District headquarters Jamnagar 110 km

Villages closest to Mevasa

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

Common questions about Mevasa

As per the Census of India 2011, Mevasa village had a population of 865. That makes it the 19th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,318 residents.

Mevasa village has 447 males and 418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mevasa has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Mevasa is 361335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mevasa covers 455.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mevasa falls under Okhamandal tehsil of Jamnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Mevasa is Varvala, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mevasa.

Mevasa is about 110 km from Jamnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mevasa is in Okhamandal tehsil of Jamnagar district. Okhamandal is about under 2 km away. Varvala is about 5.2 km away. Dwārka is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tobar (1.9 km), Dhrasan Vel (2.4 km) and Vasai (2.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mevasa today is likely to be higher.

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