# Chalva Village, Deodar, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/deodar/chalva/ Village · Deodar, Banas Kantha # Chalva Chalva is a village in Deodar sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385535**. The 2011 Census counted **3,051 people in 524 households**, the 21st largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%. - 3,051people (2011) - 524households - 58.3%literacy - 385535PIN code ## Chalva PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chalva is 385535.** Chalva falls in Deodar sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code385535 - Gram panchayatChalva - Community development blockDeodar - Census village code508384 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chalva from nearby towns? - Deodar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ)95 km by road - Tharad (nearest town)18 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 Chalva? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Chalva; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Deodar - ○Degree college10+ km · Palanpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Deodar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Chalva known for? The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, cotton and tobacco**. About 88% of the 890 hectares of village land is sown, and 600 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 Chalva Of every 100 households in Chalva in 2011, 59 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Chalva · ■ Deodar rural average Electricity for lighting ****59%** **61% Toilet within the home ****5%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **90% Tap water ****24%** **32% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **94% Use banking services ****23%** **55% Television ****14%** **19% Mobile phone ****76%** **72% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****22%** **23% Own their home ****81%** **90% 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 Chalva? ■ Chalva · ■ Deodar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%** **63.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842** **897 Working population ****45.3%** **40.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.5% for men and 42.3% for women. 51% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 409 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 274 (20%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 202 (15%) · **■** Marginal 494 (36%) 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 Deodar - Ravel3,368 people - Lembau3,159 people - Mojru Juna3,134 people - Kunvata3,118 people - Nokha2,984 people - Khanodar2,851 people - Surana2,804 people - Vakha2,758 people [All 70 villages in Deodar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/deodar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chalva?385535 - How far is Chalva from Palanpur?95 km by road - What is the population of Chalva?3,051 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chalva in?Banas Kantha district (Deodar sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Chalva?58.3% (Census 2011)