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

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Village · Dhanera, Banas Kantha 

# Sotwada

Sotwada is a village in Dhanera sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385310**. The 2011 Census counted **2,164 people in 322 households**, the 41st largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%.

- 2,164people (2011)
- 322households
- 60.6%literacy
- 385310PIN code

## Sotwada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sotwada is 385310.** Sotwada falls in Dhanera sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code385310
- Gram panchayatSotwada
- Community development blockDhanera
- Census village code507669

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

## How far is Sotwada from nearby towns?

- Dhanera (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ)58 km by road
- Dhanera (nearest town)5 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 Sotwada?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Sotwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●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 · Dhanera
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhanera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Deesa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Sotwada known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra,milk, rapeseed and wheat**. About 84% of the 659 hectares of village land is sown, and 405 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 Sotwada

Of every 100 households in Sotwada in 2011, 73 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sotwada · ■ Dhanera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**63%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Tap water ****70%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****68%**

**56%

Television ****10%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sotwada?

■ Sotwada · ■ Dhanera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**56.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**884

Working population ****39.6%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 43.4% for women. 53% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 447 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (10%) · **■** Other work 302 (35%) · **■** Marginal 19 (2%)

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

- Ramuna2,301 people
- Sera2,291 people
- Aeta2,255 people
- Dedha2,182 people
- Charda2,161 people
- Kumar2,160 people
- Asiya2,129 people
- Silasana2,082 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sotwada?385310
- How far is Sotwada from Palanpur?58 km by road
- What is the population of Sotwada?2,164 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sotwada in?Banas Kantha district (Dhanera sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Sotwada?60.6% (Census 2011)