Village · Detroj-Rampura, Ahmadabad
# Shihor

Shihor is a village in Detroj-Rampura sub-district of Ahmadabad district, Gujarat, PIN code 382140. The 2011 Census counted 1,561 people in 337 households, the 20th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.
- 1,561 people (2011)
- 337 households
- 71.2% literacy
- 382140 PIN code

## Shihor PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Shihor is 382140. Shihor falls in Detroj-Rampura sub-district, Ahmadabad district, Gujarat.
- PIN code 382140
- Gram panchayat Shihor
- Community development block Detroj-Rampura
- Census village code 511483

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Shihor from nearby towns?
- Detroj (sub-district HQ) 23 km by road
- Ahmadabad (district HQ) 100 km by road
- Viramgam (nearest town) 24 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Shihor?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Shihor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Detroj
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ahmadabad
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Detroj
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shihor known for?

The main crops are pearlmillet/bajra, cotton and wheat. About 80% of the 954 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Shihor

Of every 100 households in Shihor in 2011, 84 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Shihor · ■ Detroj-Rampura rural average
- Electricity for lighting 84% 90%
- Toilet within the home 38% 26%
- No toilet (open defecation) 62% 74%
- Tap water 45% 85%
- Drinking water within premises 88% 68%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 18% 11%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 72% 84%
- Use banking services 31% 49%
- Television 45% 43%
- Mobile phone 62% 52%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 20% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 8% 2%
- None of these assets 26% 29%
- Own their home 90% 92%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Shihor?

■ Shihor · ■ Detroj-Rampura rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.2% 73.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 976 937
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1074 873
- Working population 37.7% 41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 60.4% for women. 58% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 77 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 216 (37%) · ■ Other work 130 (22%) · ■ Marginal 165 (28%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Detroj-Rampura
- Panar 1,787 people
- Bhonyni 1,766 people
- Sadatpura 1,606 people
- Telavi 1,602 people
- Abasna 1,389 people
- Madrisana 1,362 people
- Dabhsar 1,310 people
- Kointiya 1,209 people

All 55 villages in Detroj-Rampura

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Shihor? 382140
- How far is Shihor from Ahmadabad? 100 km by road
- What is the population of Shihor? 1,561 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shihor in? Ahmadabad district (Detroj-Rampura sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Shihor? 71.2% (Census 2011)

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