# Charkha Village, Babra, Amreli (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/amreli/babra/charkha/ Village · Babra, Amreli # Charkha Charkha is a village in Babra sub-district of Amreli district, Gujarat, PIN code **365421**. The 2011 Census counted **3,721 people in 689 households**, the 6th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%. - 3,721people (2011) - 689households - 68.5%literacy - 365421PIN code ## Charkha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Charkha is 365421.** Charkha falls in Babra sub-district, Amreli district, Gujarat. - PIN code365421 - Gram panchayatCharkha - Community development blockBabra - Census village code515450 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Charkha from nearby towns? - Babra (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Amreli (district HQ)41 km by road - Babra (nearest town)7 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Charkha? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Charkha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Babra - ○Degree college5–10 km · Babra - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Babra - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Charkha known for? The main crops are **cotton, groundnut and sesame**. About 71% of the 2,533 hectares of village land is sown, and 280 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Charkha Of every 100 households in Charkha in 2011, 87 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Charkha · ■ Babra rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **93% Toilet within the home ****53%** **44% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **54% Tap water ****72%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****78%** **65% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **76% Use banking services ****59%** **64% Television ****52%** **53% Mobile phone ****75%** **73% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****49%** **45% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **3% None of these assets ****18%** **14% Own their home ****90%** **95% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Charkha? ■ Charkha · ■ Babra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%** **70.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942** **835 Working population ****53.9%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.6% for men and 62.3% for women. 62% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 683 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 428 (21%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 376 (19%) · **■** Marginal 512 (26%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Babra - Kariyana5,343 people - Khambhala4,964 people - Chamardi4,804 people - Kotda Pitha4,322 people - Nilavala3,423 people - Untvad3,367 people - Dared3,219 people - Sukhpar3,044 people [All 56 villages in Babra](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/amreli/babra/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Charkha?365421 - How far is Charkha from Amreli?41 km by road - What is the population of Charkha?3,721 (Census 2011) - Which district is Charkha in?Amreli district (Babra sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Charkha?68.5% (Census 2011)