Country India Region Saurashtra Taluka Kalavad Area 23.44 km² Population 1,942 (2011) | State Gujarat District Jamnagar Makaji Bapu Na Meghpar 1754 Local time Sunday 12:24 AM | |
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Weather 25°C, Wind W at 11 km/h, 70% Humidity | ||
Makaji Meghpar is a village in the Jamnagar district of Gujarat, India. It was founded in 1754 by Makanji Jadeja of Dhrol State. Famous Gujarati writer Harilal Upadhyay is from the village. The peoples are mainly Jadeja Rajputs with some Brahmins, Patels and Shudras.
Contents
- Map of Makaji Meghpar Gujarat 360110
- Census
- Caste Factor
- Work Profile
- Administration
- Geography
- Religions
- Temples
- Sports
- Transport
- References
Map of Makaji Meghpar, Gujarat 360110
Census
Makaji Meghpar is a medium size village located in Kalavad of Jamnagar district, with total 383 families residing. The Makaji Meghpar village has population of 1942 of which 983 are males while 959 are females as per Population Census 2011.
In Makaji Meghpar village population of children with age 0-6 is 259 which makes up 13.34% of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Makaji Meghpar village is 976 which is higher than Gujarat state average of 919. Child Sex Ratio for the Makaji Meghpar as per census is 837, lower than Gujarat average of 890.Makaji Meghpar village has lower literacy rate compared to Gujarat. In 2011, literacy rate of Makaji Meghpar village was 74.45% compared to 78.03% of Gujarat. In Makaji Meghpar Male literacy stands at 80.88% while female literacy rate was 68.01%.
Caste Factor
Schedule Caste(SC) constitutes 21.83% of total population in Makaji Meghpar village. The village Makaji Meghpar currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe(ST) population.
Work Profile
In Makaji Meghpar village out of total population, 729 were engaged in work activities. 87.38% of workers describe their work as Main Work, while 12.62% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 729 workers engaged in Main Work, 448 were cultivators while 116 were Agricultural labourer.
Administration
The village is administered by Gram Panchayat which is headed by Sarpanch. Mayurdhvajsinh Jadeja is an incumbent Sarpanch.
Geography
Makaji Meghpar is located at 22.33°N 70.48°E. It has an average elevation of 53 metres (174 ft). The village is located on the bank of Domdi River and Und River. The city is spread in the area of 23.44 km². Makaji Meghpar is situated in the region called Saurashtra in the Gujarat state of India. Makaji Meghpar is the administrative headquarters of the Makaji Meghpar Rural Complex.
Religions
Hinduism is only religion in Makaji Meghpar.
Temples
The village has several Hindu temples. There is one Islamic religious place.
Sports
Cricket is the most popular sport in Makaji Meghpar. Cricket Makaji Meghpar is cricket club in the village. Other popular traditional sports are Kabaddi and Kho Kho.
Transport
It was connected with Paddhari and Kalavad to single lane paved road.