# Sokhda Village, Jafrabad, Amreli (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Jafrabad, Amreli 

# Sokhda

Sokhda is a village in Jafrabad sub-district of Amreli district, Gujarat, PIN code **365540**. The 2011 Census counted **244 people in 53 households**, the 39th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%.

- 244people (2011)
- 53households
- 70.5%literacy
- 365540PIN code

## Sokhda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sokhda is 365540.** Sokhda falls in Jafrabad sub-district, Amreli district, Gujarat.

- PIN code365540
- Gram panchayatGhenspur
- Community development blockJafrabad
- Census village code515912

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

## How far is Sokhda from nearby towns?

- Jafrabad (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Amreli (district HQ)105 km by road
- Jafrabad (nearest town)9 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 Sokhda?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sokhda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jafrabad
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jafrabad
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jafrabad
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Sokhda known for?

The main crops are **mung bean, sesame and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 91% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Sokhda

Of every 100 households in Sokhda in 2011, 83 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sokhda · ■ Jafrabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**78%

Tap water ****2%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****89%**

**46%

Television ****39%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**30%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Sokhda?

■ Sokhda · ■ Jafrabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**58.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1140**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1467**

**910

Working population ****85.2%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 62.0% for women. 86% of men and 85% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 47 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (5%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 150 (72%)

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 Jafrabad

- Kanthariya Koli435 people
- Bhatvadar401 people
- Sarovarda318 people
- Balanivav253 people
- Ghenspur189 people
- Sakariya Mota162 people
- Sakariya Nana91 people

[All 42 villages in Jafrabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/amreli/jafrabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sokhda?365540
- How far is Sokhda from Amreli?105 km by road
- What is the population of Sokhda?244 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sokhda in?Amreli district (Jafrabad sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Sokhda?70.5% (Census 2011)