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

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Village · Kankrej, Banas Kantha 

# Shirwada

Shirwada is a village in Kankrej sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385550**. The 2011 Census counted **2,672 people in 498 households**, the 33rd largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 2,672people (2011)
- 498households
- 68.2%literacy
- 385550PIN code

## Shirwada PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code385550
- Gram panchayatShirwada
- Community development blockKankrej
- Census village code508551

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

## How far is Shirwada from nearby towns?

- Shihori (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ)20 km by road
- Tharad (nearest town)5 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 Shirwada?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn 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 office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Shirwada known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, castor and cotton**. About 38% of the 1,068 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Shirwada

Of every 100 households in Shirwada in 2011, 87 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shirwada · ■ Kankrej rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**86%

Tap water ****96%**

**52%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**47%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****74%**

**46%

Television ****17%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shirwada?

■ Shirwada · ■ Kankrej rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****858**

**892

Working population ****36.4%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 55.6% for women. 53% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 434 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (14%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 188 (19%) · **■** Marginal 204 (21%)

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

- Manpur2,893 people
- Ranakpur2,783 people
- Arniwada2,722 people
- Ruvel2,712 people
- Zalmor2,625 people
- Isarva2,605 people
- Jamana Padar2,451 people
- Samanva2,390 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shirwada?385550
- How far is Shirwada from Palanpur?20 km by road
- What is the population of Shirwada?2,672 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shirwada in?Banas Kantha district (Kankrej sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Shirwada?68.2% (Census 2011)