Medha, Palitana, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India

Content updated on March 29, 2024.

Geographic Location of Medha


The village Medha is located in Palitana Taluk of Bhavnagar District in the State of Gujarat in India. It is governed by Mendha Gram Panchayat. It comes under Palitana Community Development Block. The nearest town is Palitana, which is about 18 kilometers away from Medha.

Travel and Communication for Medha


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Medha,
Bhavnagar,
Gujarat, India
PIN - 364140

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Medha


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Medha is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Medha is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Medha


As per available data from the year 2009, 2365 persons live in 426 house holds in the village Medha. There are 1152 female individuals and 1213 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.71% and males constitute 51.29% of the total population.

There are 155 scheduled castes persons of which 74 are females and 81 are males. Females constitute 47.74% and males constitute 52.26% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 6.55% of the total population.

Population density of Medha is 341.76 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Medha


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Total area of Medha is 692.01 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 511.88 ha. About 101.38 ha is un-irrigated area. About 410.5 ha is irrigated area. About 300 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 110.5 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 10.12 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 95.43 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 15.4 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 0.21 ha is culturable waste land. About 1.31 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 45.2 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Medha


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Palitana, which is more than 10 kms away from Medha.

There is a government primary school in the village Medha.

There are no middle schools in the village Medha or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Palitana, which is more than 10 kms away from Medha.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Palitana, which is more than 10 kms away from Medha.

Colleges in Medha


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Palitana, which is more than 10 kms away from Medha.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Bhavnagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Medha.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Bhavnagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Medha.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Bhavnagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Medha.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Bhavnagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Medha.

Other Educational Facilities in Medha


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Palitana, which is more than 10 kms away from Medha.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Bhavnagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Medha.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Bhavnagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Medha.

Healthcare Facilities in Medha


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Medha.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Medha.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Medha.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Medha.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Medha.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Medha.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Medha.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Medha.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Medha.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Medha.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Medha.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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