About Methan Village

Methan is a large village in Sidhpur tehsil, in the district of Patan, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,443, made up of 1,761 males and 1,682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 916.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384290, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Methan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Methan village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Patan
Tehsil	Sidhpur
Pincode	384290
Area (hectares)	916.36 hectares
Population	3,443
Male Population	1,761
Female Population	1,682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
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 the 14th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,670 residents. Its 916.36 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

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 26 km from Patan, and the nearest railway station is Chhapi, about 11 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 railway station	Chhapi	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sidhpur	15 km
Nearest town	Siddhapur	15 km
District headquarters	Patan	26 km

Villages closest to Methan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sidhpur 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 3,443. That makes it the 14th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,670 residents.

Methan village has 1,761 males and 1,682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Methan has about 955 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 949.

The pincode recorded for Methan is 384290. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Methan covers 916.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Methan falls under Sidhpur tehsil of Patan district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Methan is Chhapi, about 11 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 26 km from Patan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Methan is in Sidhpur tehsil of Patan district. Chhapi is about 11 km away. Sidhpur is about 15 km away. Siddhapur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.