# Thorkhan Village, Babra, Amreli (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Babra, Amreli 

# Thorkhan

Thorkhan is a village in Babra sub-district of Amreli district, Gujarat, PIN code **365421**. The 2011 Census counted **1,686 people in 348 households**, the 30th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,686people (2011)
- 348households
- 70.1%literacy
- 365421PIN code

## Thorkhan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thorkhan is 365421.** Thorkhan falls in Babra sub-district, Amreli district, Gujarat.

- PIN code365421
- Gram panchayatThorkhan
- Community development blockBabra
- Census village code515456

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Thorkhan from nearby towns?

- Babra (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Amreli (district HQ)50 km by road
- Babra (nearest town)29 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 Thorkhan?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Thorkhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Babra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amreli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Babra
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Thorkhan known for?

The main crops are **cotton, groundnut and sesame**. About 83% of the 1,028 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Thorkhan

Of every 100 households in Thorkhan in 2011, 93 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 64 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Thorkhan · ■ Babra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**54%

Tap water ****86%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**65%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**76%

Use banking services ****80%**

**64%

Television ****60%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****64%**

**45%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**14%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Thorkhan?

■ Thorkhan · ■ Babra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011**

**835

Working population ****48.4%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 62.2% for women. 63% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 485 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 181 (22%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 131 (16%) · **■** Marginal 9 (1%)

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

- Galkotdi2,233 people
- Garni2,063 people
- Pansada1,905 people
- Lonkotda1,733 people
- Lunki1,642 people
- Tramboda1,604 people
- Kidi1,464 people
- Raypar1,405 people

[All 56 villages in Babra](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/amreli/babra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thorkhan?365421
- How far is Thorkhan from Amreli?50 km by road
- What is the population of Thorkhan?1,686 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thorkhan in?Amreli district (Babra sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Thorkhan?70.1% (Census 2011)
