About Meghval Village

Meghval is a large village in Kaprada tehsil, in the district of Valsad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,960, made up of 1,517 males and 1,443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 648.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 396240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meghval Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meghval village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Valsad
Tehsil	Kaprada
Pincode	396240
Area (hectares)	648.62 hectares
Population	2,960
Male Population	1,517
Female Population	1,443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Meghval compares

By the 2011 count Meghval is the 22nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 648.62 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Meghval

Meghval is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Meghval as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Meghval from other places

Meghval lies about 44 km from Valsad, and the nearest railway station is Bhilad, about 13 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 Meghval
Nearest town	Silvassa	5.7 km
Nearest railway station	Bhilad	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kaprada	27 km
District headquarters	Valsad	44 km

Villages closest to Meghval

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meghval village had a population of 2,960. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Meghval village has 1,517 males and 1,443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meghval has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Meghval is 396240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meghval covers 648.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Meghval falls under Kaprada tehsil of Valsad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Meghval is Bhilad, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Meghval.

Meghval is about 44 km from Valsad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meghval is in Kaprada tehsil of Valsad district. Silvassa is about 5.7 km away. Bhilad is about 13 km away. Kaprada is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.