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About Meghavad Village

Meghavad is a mid sized village in Jamkandorna tehsil, in the district of Rajkot, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 866, made up of 454 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 938.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 360405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meghavad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meghavad village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Rajkot
Tehsil Jamkandorna
Pincode 360405
Area (hectares) 938.22 hectares
Population 866
Male Population 454
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meghavad compares

By the 2011 count Meghavad is the 29th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,662 residents. Its 938.22 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 964.

Getting to Meghavad

Meghavad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Meghavad 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. The nearest villages by name are Khajurda, Khatli, Khijadiya Moj and Matravad Juna. 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 Meghavad

As per the Census of India 2011, Meghavad village had a population of 866. That makes it the 29th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,662 residents.

Meghavad village has 454 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meghavad has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Meghavad is 360405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meghavad covers 938.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Meghavad falls under Jamkandorna tehsil of Rajkot district in Gujarat.

The census record for Meghavad 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 10+ km distance for Meghavad.

Meghavad is in Jamkandorna tehsil of Rajkot 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 Meghavad today is likely to be higher.

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