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About Mekhadi Village

Mekhadi is a large village in Mangrol tehsil, in the district of Junagadh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,049, made up of 2,118 males and 1,931 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1648.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 362240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mekhadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mekhadi village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Junagadh
Tehsil Mangrol
Pincode 362240
Area (hectares) 1648.33 hectares
Population 4,049
Male Population 2,118
Female Population 1,931
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mekhadi compares

By the 2011 count Mekhadi is the 5th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,273 residents. Its 1648.33 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Mekhadi

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

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 Mekhadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Mekhadi village had a population of 4,049. That makes it the 5th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,273 residents.

Mekhadi village has 2,118 males and 1,931 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mekhadi has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Mekhadi is 362240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mekhadi covers 1648.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mekhadi falls under Mangrol tehsil of Junagadh district in Gujarat.

The census record for Mekhadi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mekhadi.

Mekhadi is in Mangrol tehsil of Junagadh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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