About Methan Village

Methan is a large village in Dhrangadhra tehsil, in the district of Surendranagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,438, made up of 1,274 males and 1,164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3896.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 363310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Methan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Methan village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Surendranagar
Tehsil	Dhrangadhra
Pincode	363310
Area (hectares)	3896.68 hectares
Population	2,438
Male Population	1,274
Female Population	1,164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Methan compares

By the 2011 count Methan is the 25th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,268 residents. Its 3896.68 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

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 village. 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 29 km from Surendranagar, and the nearest railway station is Vasadva, about 7.5 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	Vasadva	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhrangadhra	18 km
Nearest town	Dhrāngadhra	18 km
District headquarters	Surendranagar	29 km

Villages closest to Methan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhrangadhra 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 2,438. That makes it the 25th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,268 residents.

Methan village has 1,274 males and 1,164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Methan has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Methan is 363310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Methan covers 3896.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Methan falls under Dhrangadhra tehsil of Surendranagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Methan is Vasadva, about 7.5 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 village for Methan.

Methan is about 29 km from Surendranagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Methan is in Dhrangadhra tehsil of Surendranagar district. Vasadva is about 7.5 km away. Dhrangadhra is about 18 km away. Dhrāngadhra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.