# Adhgam Village, Kankrej, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Kankrej, Banas Kantha 

# Adhgam

Adhgam is a village in Kankrej sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385555**. The 2011 Census counted **2,985 people in 502 households**, the 27th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 2,985people (2011)
- 502households
- 62.1%literacy
- 385555PIN code

## Adhgam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Adhgam is 385555.** Adhgam falls in Kankrej sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code385555
- Gram panchayatAdhgam
- Community development blockKankrej
- Census village code508549

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

## How far is Adhgam from nearby towns?

- Shihori (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ)90 km by road
- Tharad (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 Adhgam?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Adhgam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tharad
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Thara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tharad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Adhgam known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, sorghum and cotton**. About 57% of the 1,059 hectares of village land is sown, and 425 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 Adhgam

Of every 100 households in Adhgam in 2011, 80 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Adhgam · ■ Kankrej rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**86%

Tap water ****61%**

**52%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**47%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****69%**

**46%

Television ****29%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**27%

Own their home ****92%**

**94%

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 Adhgam?

■ Adhgam · ■ Kankrej rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945**

**892

Working population ****51.8%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 47.0% for women. 57% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 318 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 265 (17%) · **■** Household industry 31 (2%) · **■** Other work 337 (22%) · **■** Marginal 596 (39%)

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 Kankrej

- Changa3,113 people
- Tatiyana3,109 people
- Totana3,093 people
- Nathpura3,091 people
- Bhalgam2,899 people
- Manpur2,893 people
- Ranakpur2,783 people
- Arniwada2,722 people

[All 101 villages in Kankrej](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/kankrej/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Adhgam?385555
- How far is Adhgam from Palanpur?90 km by road
- What is the population of Adhgam?2,985 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Adhgam in?Banas Kantha district (Kankrej sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Adhgam?62.1% (Census 2011)