# Amarnesda Village, Kankrej, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/kankrej/amarnesda/ Village · Kankrej, Banas Kantha # Amarnesda Amarnesda is a village in Kankrej sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385555**. The 2011 Census counted **1,650 people in 279 households**, the 55th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 1,650people (2011) - 279households - 60.0%literacy - 385555PIN code ## Amarnesda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Amarnesda is 385555.** Amarnesda falls in Kankrej sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code385555 - Gram panchayatAmarnesda - Community development blockKankrej - Census village code508584 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Amarnesda from nearby towns? - Shihori (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ)65 km by road - Patan (nearest town)30 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 Amarnesda? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Amarnesda; 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shihori - ○Degree college10+ km · Patan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patan - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ 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 Amarnesda known for? The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, wheat and castor**. About 73% of the 524 hectares of village land is sown, and 186 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 Amarnesda Of every 100 households in Amarnesda in 2011, 28 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Amarnesda · ■ Kankrej rural average Electricity for lighting ****28%** **55% Toilet within the home ****1%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **86% Tap water ****90%** **52% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **92% Use banking services ****33%** **46% Television ****6%** **21% Mobile phone ****72%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****26%** **27% Own their home ****99%** **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 Amarnesda? ■ Amarnesda · ■ Kankrej rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%** **59.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797** **892 Working population ****41.0%** **45.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.2% for men and 43.5% for women. 52% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 172 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 469 (69%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 12 (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 Kankrej - Raviyana1,826 people - Maidkol1,816 people - Ratanpura1,729 people - Chimangadh1,660 people - Padar1,591 people - Balochpura1,555 people - Kasara1,545 people - Amblun1,533 people [All 101 villages in Kankrej](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/kankrej/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Amarnesda?385555 - How far is Amarnesda from Palanpur?65 km by road - What is the population of Amarnesda?1,650 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amarnesda in?Banas Kantha district (Kankrej sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Amarnesda?60.0% (Census 2011)