# Chekra Village, Deesa, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Deesa, Banas Kantha 

# Chekra

Chekra is a village in Deesa sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385535**. The 2011 Census counted **2,243 people in 426 households**, the 93rd largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%.

- 2,243people (2011)
- 426households
- 51.5%literacy
- 385535PIN code

## Chekra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chekra is 385535.** Chekra falls in Deesa sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code385535
- Gram panchayatChekra
- Community development blockDeesa
- Census village code508276

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

## How far is Chekra from nearby towns?

- Deesa (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ)70 km by road
- Deesa (nearest town)33 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 Chekra?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Chekra; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lakhani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Deesa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Deesa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water 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 Chekra known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, castor and wheat**. About 69% of the 1,284 hectares of village land is sown, and 705 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 Chekra

Of every 100 households in Chekra in 2011, 35 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Chekra · ■ Deesa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**85%

Tap water ****25%**

**48%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**91%

Use banking services ****65%**

**54%

Television ****10%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****21%**

**29%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Chekra?

■ Chekra · ■ Deesa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.5%**

**61.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**883

Working population ****57.7%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.9% for men and 38.5% for women. 57% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 448 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 250 (19%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 450 (35%) · **■** Marginal 129 (10%)

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 Deesa

- Vasna2,278 people
- Rasana Nana2,254 people
- Bodal2,251 people
- Shergadh2,247 people
- Kamoda2,232 people
- Dhanavada2,225 people
- Javal2,125 people
- Dhroba2,061 people

[All 148 villages in Deesa](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/deesa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chekra?385535
- How far is Chekra from Palanpur?70 km by road
- What is the population of Chekra?2,243 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chekra in?Banas Kantha district (Deesa sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Chekra?51.5% (Census 2011)