Village · Dantiwada, Banas Kantha # Arkhi Arkhi is a village in Dantiwada sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code 385545. The 2011 Census counted 3,187 people in 490 households, the 9th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%. - 3,187 people (2011) - 490 households - 50.0% literacy - 385545 PIN code ## Arkhi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Arkhi is 385545. Arkhi falls in Dantiwada sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code 385545 - Gram panchayat Arkhi - Community development block Dantiwada - Census village code 507698 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Arkhi from nearby towns? - Dantiwada (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ) 55 km by road - Dhanera (nearest town) 40 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Arkhi? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Arkhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Panthawada - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dantiwada - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dantiwada - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Arkhi known for? The main crops are wheat, mung bean and castor. About 85% of the 1,046 hectares of village land is sown, and 220 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Arkhi Of every 100 households in Arkhi in 2011, 51 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Arkhi · ■ Dantiwada rural average - Electricity for lighting 51% 75% - Toilet within the home 8% 19% - No toilet (open defecation) 92% 81% - Tap water 83% 67% - Drinking water within premises 30% 42% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 10% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 86% - Use banking services 39% 62% - Television 8% 21% - Mobile phone 58% 62% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 10% - Car / jeep / van 4% 3% - None of these assets 37% 32% - Own their home 99% 90% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Arkhi? ■ Arkhi · ■ Dantiwada rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 50.0% 62.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 906 925 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 893 891 - Working population 33.2% 38.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.7% for men and 31.6% for women. 50% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 407 (39%) · ■ Farm labourers 281 (27%) · ■ Household industry 5 (0%) · ■ Other work 196 (19%) · ■ Marginal 168 (16%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dantiwada - Dangiya 4,175 people - Jegol 3,503 people - Gundari 3,268 people - Vaghrol 3,253 people - Ramsida 3,127 people - Zat 3,005 people - Nilpur 2,989 people - Bhandotra 2,985 people All 57 villages in Dantiwada ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arkhi? 385545 - How far is Arkhi from Palanpur? 55 km by road - What is the population of Arkhi? 3,187 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arkhi in? Banas Kantha district (Dantiwada sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Arkhi? 50.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/dantiwada/arkhi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.