# Shihori Village, Kankrej, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/kankrej/shihori/ Village · Kankrej, Banas Kantha # Shihori Shihori is a village in Kankrej sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385550**. The 2011 Census counted **14,550 people in 2,619 households**, the 1st largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 14,550people (2011) - 2,619households - 66.3%literacy - 385550PIN code ## Shihori PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shihori is 385550.** Shihori falls in Kankrej sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code385550 - Gram panchayatShihori - Community development blockKankrej - Census village code508543 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shihori from nearby towns? - Palanpur (district HQ)70 km by road - Tharad (nearest town)14 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 Shihori? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Shihori; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 16 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tharad - ○Degree college10+ km · Patan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tharad - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Shihori known for? The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, castor and wheat**. About 57% of the 2,728 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,006 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 Shihori Of every 100 households in Shihori in 2011, 64 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Shihori · ■ Kankrej rural average Electricity for lighting ****64%** **55% Toilet within the home ****34%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **86% Tap water ****68%** **52% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **92% Use banking services ****57%** **46% Television ****38%** **21% Mobile phone ****60%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****28%** **27% Own their home ****87%** **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 Shihori? ■ Shihori · ■ Kankrej rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%** **59.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **892 Working population ****37.9%** **45.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.5% for men and 51.7% for women. 52% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,433 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,105 (20%) · **■** Household industry 20 (0%) · **■** Other work 2,031 (37%) · **■** Marginal 919 (17%) 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 - Vada14,337 people - Kamboi11,181 people - Umbri9,814 people - Tervada9,057 people [All 101 villages in Kankrej](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/kankrej/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shihori?385550 - How far is Shihori from Palanpur?70 km by road - What is the population of Shihori?14,550 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shihori in?Banas Kantha district (Kankrej sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Shihori?66.3% (Census 2011)