# Sarotra Village, Amirgadh, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Amirgadh, Banas Kantha 

# Sarotra

Sarotra is a village in Amirgadh sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385135**. The 2011 Census counted **3,654 people in 693 households**, the 10th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.8%.

- 3,654people (2011)
- 693households
- 61.7%literacy
- 385135PIN code

## Sarotra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sarotra is 385135.** Sarotra falls in Amirgadh sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code385135
- Gram panchayatSarotra
- Community development blockAmirgadh
- Census village code507770

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

## How far is Sarotra from nearby towns?

- Iqbalgadh (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ)32 km by road
- Palanpur (nearest town)32 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 Sarotra?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Sarotra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amirgadh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Amirgadh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Sarotra known for?

The main crops are **cotton, fennel and pulses**. About 86% of the 803 hectares of village land is sown, and 387 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 Sarotra

Of every 100 households in Sarotra in 2011, 68 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sarotra · ■ Amirgadh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**88%

Tap water ****28%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****65%**

**40%

Television ****25%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**52%

Own their home ****93%**

**96%

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 Sarotra?

■ Sarotra · ■ Amirgadh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**50.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**932

Working population ****34.0%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 44.0% for women. 52% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 519 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 542 (44%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 114 (9%) · **■** Marginal 68 (5%)

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 Amirgadh

- Jethi4,601 people
- Dholia4,215 people
- Karaza4,120 people
- Kanpura3,906 people
- Dabhela3,269 people
- Awal3,236 people
- Khapa3,062 people
- Kidotar3,022 people

[All 69 villages in Amirgadh](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/amirgadh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sarotra?385135
- How far is Sarotra from Palanpur?32 km by road
- What is the population of Sarotra?3,654 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarotra in?Banas Kantha district (Amirgadh sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Sarotra?61.7% (Census 2011)