# Nekariya Village, Kankrej, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/kankrej/nekariya/ Village · Kankrej, Banas Kantha # Nekariya Nekariya is a village in Kankrej sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385550**. The 2011 Census counted **1,392 people in 224 households**, the 64th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 1,392people (2011) - 224households - 57.4%literacy - 385550PIN code ## Nekariya PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nekariya is 385550.** Nekariya falls in Kankrej sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code385550 - Gram panchayatNekariya - Community development blockKankrej - Census village code508557 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nekariya from nearby towns? - Shihori (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ)85 km by road - Tharad (nearest town)6 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 Nekariya? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Nekariya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 school5–10 km · Tharad - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tharad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 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 covered wells - 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 Nekariya known for? The main crops are **vegetables, pearlmillet/bajra and sorghum**. About 42% of the 592 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Nekariya Of every 100 households in Nekariya in 2011, 40 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Nekariya · ■ Kankrej rural average Electricity for lighting ****40%** **55% Toilet within the home ****1%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **86% Tap water ****23%** **52% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **92% Use banking services ****50%** **46% Television ****13%** **21% Mobile phone ****67%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****29%** **27% Own their home ****97%** **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 Nekariya? ■ Nekariya · ■ Kankrej rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%** **59.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821** **892 Working population ****38.4%** **45.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.1% for men and 38.1% for women. 54% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 222 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (15%) · **■** Other work 36 (7%) · **■** Marginal 198 (37%) 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 - Shiya1,470 people - Sudrosan1,438 people - Katediya1,435 people - Rajpur1,419 people - Anandpura1,303 people - Odha1,295 people - Ucharpi1,279 people - Devpura1,231 people [All 101 villages in Kankrej](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/kankrej/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nekariya?385550 - How far is Nekariya from Palanpur?85 km by road - What is the population of Nekariya?1,392 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nekariya in?Banas Kantha district (Kankrej sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Nekariya?57.4% (Census 2011)