Village · Kankrej, Banas Kantha # Changa Changa is a village in Kankrej sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code 385555. The 2011 Census counted 3,113 people in 536 households, the 23rd largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 3,113 people (2011) - 536 households - 61.7% literacy - 385555 PIN code ## Changa PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Changa is 385555. Changa falls in Kankrej sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code 385555 - Gram panchayat Changa - Community development block Kankrej - Census village code 508550 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Changa from nearby towns? - Shihori (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ) 90 km by road - Tharad (nearest town) 7 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Changa? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Changa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Thara - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Tharad - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Changa known for? The main crops are wheat, pearlmillet/bajra and sorghum. About 57% of the 1,419 hectares of village land is sown, and 318 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Changa Of every 100 households in Changa in 2011, 69 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Changa · ■ Kankrej rural average - Electricity for lighting 69% 55% - Toilet within the home 10% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 90% 86% - Tap water 78% 52% - Drinking water within premises 61% 47% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 7% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 92% - Use banking services 54% 46% - Television 22% 21% - Mobile phone 69% 64% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 15% 10% - Car / jeep / van 3% 2% - None of these assets 27% 27% - Own their home 95% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Changa? ■ Changa · ■ Kankrej rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.7% 59.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 962 931 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1048 892 - Working population 45.6% 45.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.6% for men and 46.9% for women. 57% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 378 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 303 (21%) · ■ Household industry 10 (1%) · ■ Other work 251 (18%) · ■ Marginal 479 (34%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kankrej - Mandala 3,369 people - Laxmipura 3,224 people - Nanota 3,192 people - Padardi 3,192 people - Tatiyana 3,109 people - Totana 3,093 people - Nathpura 3,091 people - Adhgam 2,985 people All 101 villages in Kankrej ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Changa? 385555 - How far is Changa from Palanpur? 90 km by road - What is the population of Changa? 3,113 (Census 2011) - Which district is Changa in? Banas Kantha district (Kankrej sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Changa? 61.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/kankrej/changa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.