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About Mervadar Village

Mervadar is a large village in Upleta tehsil, in the district of Rajkot, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,055, made up of 1,028 males and 1,027 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1542.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 360490, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mervadar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mervadar village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Rajkot
Tehsil Upleta
Pincode 360490
Area (hectares) 1542.24 hectares
Population 2,055
Male Population 1,028
Female Population 1,027
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mervadar compares

By the 2011 count Mervadar is the 19th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 1542.24 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Mervadar

Mervadar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mervadar 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 Mervadar from other places

Mervadar lies about 94 km from Rajkot, and the nearest railway station is Paneli Moti, about 17 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 Mervadar
Nearest railway station Paneli Moti 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Upleta 18 km
District headquarters Rajkot 94 km

Villages closest to Mervadar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mervadar village had a population of 2,055. That makes it the 19th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Mervadar village has 1,028 males and 1,027 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mervadar has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Mervadar is 360490. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mervadar covers 1542.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mervadar falls under Upleta tehsil of Rajkot district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Mervadar is Paneli Moti, about 17 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 Mervadar.

Mervadar is about 94 km from Rajkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mervadar is in Upleta tehsil of Rajkot district. Paneli Moti is about 17 km away. Upleta is about 18 km away. Rajkot is about 94 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhank (5.7 km), Ganod (10 km) and Kolki (14 km).

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

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