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

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Village · Kankrej, Banas Kantha 

# Anganwada

Anganwada is a village in Kankrej sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385555**. The 2011 Census counted **2,237 people in 423 households**, the 41st largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 2,237people (2011)
- 423households
- 58.6%literacy
- 385555PIN code

## Anganwada PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code385555
- Gram panchayatAnganwada
- Community development blockKankrej
- Census village code508583

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

## How far is Anganwada from nearby towns?

- Shihori (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ)70 km by road
- Tharad (nearest town)20 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 Anganwada?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Anganwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn 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 · Tharad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tharad
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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 Anganwada known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, cotton and castor**. About 50% of the 695 hectares of village land is sown, and 149 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 Anganwada

Of every 100 households in Anganwada in 2011, 61 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Anganwada · ■ Kankrej rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**55%

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

**13%

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

**86%

Tap water ****59%**

**52%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**47%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****49%**

**46%

Television ****26%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**27%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Anganwada?

■ Anganwada · ■ Kankrej rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**892

Working population ****37.1%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 46.8% for women. 54% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 424 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 257 (31%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 118 (14%) · **■** Marginal 26 (3%)

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

- Samanva2,390 people
- Dudasan2,322 people
- Kunvarava2,317 people
- Akoli Thakorvas2,292 people
- Valpura2,129 people
- Akoli Maharajvas2,075 people
- Manpura2,072 people
- Bhadrevadi2,033 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Anganwada?385555
- How far is Anganwada from Palanpur?70 km by road
- What is the population of Anganwada?2,237 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Anganwada in?Banas Kantha district (Kankrej sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Anganwada?58.6% (Census 2011)