Makaji Meghpar

Makaji Meghpar
Village
Nickname(s): MakajiBapu Na Meghpar
Makaji Meghpar
Makaji Meghpar

Location in Gujarat, India

Coordinates: 22°20′05″N 70°29′12″E / 22.3346389°N 70.4866111°E / 22.3346389; 70.4866111Coordinates: 22°20′05″N 70°29′12″E / 22.3346389°N 70.4866111°E / 22.3346389; 70.4866111
Country  India
State Gujarat
District Jamnagar
MakajiBapu Na Meghpar[1] 1749
Founded by Thakor Kumar Shree Makanji Jadeja
Area
 • Total 23.44 km2 (9.05 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,942
 • Density 83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Languages
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Postal Index Number 360110
Vehicle registration GJ-10
Website gujaratindia.com
Map of Makaji Meghpar

Makaji Meghpar is a village in Jamnagar district, Gujarat, India. It was founded in 1749, by Thakor Makanji Jadeja of Dhrol State.

Makaji Meghpar Primary School was founded in 1953. Gujarati historical writer Harilal Upadhyay is from the village.[2]The people are mainly Jadeja with some Brahmins and Shudras[3]

census

2011 Census India[4]

Particular Total Male ♂ Female ♀
Population 1,942 983 959
Child (0-6) 259 141 118
Schedule Caste 424 229 195
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 74.45 % 80.88 % 68.01 %
Total Workers 729 593 136
Main Worker 637 0 0
Marginal Worker 92 17 75

Religions

[5]

Religions in Makaji Meghpar [6]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
  
 100%
Islam
  
 0%
Jainism
  
 0%
Buddhism
  
 0%

References

  1. ↑ Mcleod, John (6–9 July 2004). The Rise and Fall of the Kutch Bhayati (PDF). Eighteenth European Conference on Modern South Asian Studies, University of Lund. p. 5. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. ↑ http://www.harilalupadhyay.org
  3. ↑ http://www.census2011.co.in
  4. ↑ http://www.census2011.co.in
  5. ↑ http://www.census2011.co.in
  6. ↑ http://www.census2011.co.in
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