# Shekhadi Village, Petlad, Anand (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/anand/petlad/shekhadi/ Village · Petlad, Anand # Shekhadi Shekhadi is a village in Petlad sub-district of Anand district, Gujarat, PIN code **388450**. The 2011 Census counted **1,382 people in 271 households**, the 56th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.7%. - 1,382people (2011) - 271households - 92.8%literacy - 388450PIN code ## Shekhadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shekhadi is 388450.** Shekhadi falls in Petlad sub-district, Anand district, Gujarat. - PIN code388450 - Gram panchayatShekhadi - Community development blockPetlad - Census village code516979 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shekhadi from nearby towns? - Petlad (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Anand (district HQ)20 km by road - Petlad (nearest town)2 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 Shekhadi? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Petlad - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Petlad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vallabh Vidyanagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, 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 Shekhadi known for? The main crops are **paddy, pearlmillet/bajra and tobacco**. About 56% of the 227 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Shekhadi Of every 100 households in Shekhadi in 2011, 80 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shekhadi · ■ Petlad rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **89% Toilet within the home ****65%** **46% No toilet (open defecation) ****35%** **53% Tap water ****67%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **68% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%** **68% Use banking services ****69%** **56% Television ****47%** **44% Mobile phone ****47%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****34%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****19%** **28% Own their home ****89%** **93% 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 Shekhadi? ■ Shekhadi · ■ Petlad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.8%** **85.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****790** **866 Working population ****43.4%** **41.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.9% for men and 89.5% for women. 63% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 187 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 202 (34%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 159 (26%) · **■** Marginal 50 (8%) 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 Petlad - Davalpura1,706 people - Sansej1,695 people - Bharel1,539 people - Ravipura1,460 people [All 56 villages in Petlad](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/anand/petlad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shekhadi?388450 - How far is Shekhadi from Anand?20 km by road - What is the population of Shekhadi?1,382 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shekhadi in?Anand district (Petlad sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Shekhadi?92.8% (Census 2011)