# Alwada Village, Dhanera, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhanera, Banas Kantha 

# Alwada

Alwada is a village in Dhanera sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385545**. The 2011 Census counted **4,653 people in 771 households**, the 8th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%.

- 4,653people (2011)
- 771households
- 54.6%literacy
- 385545PIN code

## Alwada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alwada is 385545.** Alwada falls in Dhanera sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code385545
- Gram panchayatAlwada
- Community development blockDhanera
- Census village code507665

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

## How far is Alwada from nearby towns?

- Dhanera (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Dhanera (nearest town)23 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 Alwada?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Alwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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 · Dhanera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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, 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 Alwada known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rapeseed and tobacco**. About 80% of the 1,828 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,042 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 Alwada

Of every 100 households in Alwada in 2011, 56 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Alwada · ■ Dhanera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**94%

Tap water ****37%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****52%**

**56%

Television ****11%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****30%**

**30%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Alwada?

■ Alwada · ■ Dhanera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.6%**

**56.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**884

Working population ****40.9%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 39.0% for women. 52% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 860 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 439 (23%) · **■** Household industry 48 (3%) · **■** Other work 447 (23%) · **■** Marginal 111 (6%)

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 Dhanera

- Nenava5,773 people
- Jadiya5,373 people
- Malotra5,151 people
- Saral4,902 people
- Bhatib4,519 people
- Valer4,340 people
- Runi4,018 people
- Jadi3,996 people

[All 77 villages in Dhanera](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/dhanera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alwada?385545
- How far is Alwada from Palanpur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Alwada?4,653 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alwada in?Banas Kantha district (Dhanera sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Alwada?54.6% (Census 2011)