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

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Village · Kankrej, Banas Kantha 

# Chekhala

Chekhala is a village in Kankrej sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385550**. The 2011 Census counted **7,210 people in 1,270 households**, the 8th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 7,210people (2011)
- 1,270households
- 55.1%literacy
- 385550PIN code

## Chekhala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chekhala is 385550.** Chekhala falls in Kankrej sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code385550
- Gram panchayatChekhala
- Community development blockKankrej
- Census village code508513

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

## How far is Chekhala from nearby towns?

- Shihori (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ)66 km by road
- Tharad (nearest town)18 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 Chekhala?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Chekhala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tharad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tharad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tharad
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Chekhala known for?

The main crops are **cotton, wheat and castor**. About 88% of the 778 hectares of village land is sown, and 559 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 Chekhala

Of every 100 households in Chekhala in 2011, 38 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chekhala · ■ Kankrej rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**86%

Tap water ****14%**

**52%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**47%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****26%**

**46%

Television ****13%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**27%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Chekhala?

■ Chekhala · ■ Kankrej rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.1%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**892

Working population ****51.0%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.0% for men and 39.2% for women. 55% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,034 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 708 (19%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 659 (18%) · **■** Marginal 1,254 (34%)

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

- Umbri9,814 people
- Tervada9,057 people
- Khimana9,028 people
- Raner8,500 people
- Tana6,570 people
- Un5,861 people
- Kakar5,224 people
- Mota Jampur3,793 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chekhala?385550
- How far is Chekhala from Palanpur?66 km by road
- What is the population of Chekhala?7,210 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chekhala in?Banas Kantha district (Kankrej sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Chekhala?55.1% (Census 2011)