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

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Village · Kankrej, Banas Kantha 

# Shiya

Shiya is a village in Kankrej sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385560**. The 2011 Census counted **1,470 people in 243 households**, the 60th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 1,470people (2011)
- 243households
- 64.7%literacy
- 385560PIN code

## Shiya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shiya is 385560.** Shiya falls in Kankrej sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code385560
- Gram panchayatShiya
- Community development blockKankrej
- Census village code508588

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

## How far is Shiya from nearby towns?

- Shihori (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ)94 km by road
- Tharad (nearest town)9 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 Shiya?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Shiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn 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 centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Shiya known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, cotton and castor**. About 24% of the 734 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Shiya

Of every 100 households in Shiya in 2011, 53 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shiya · ■ Kankrej rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**86%

Tap water ****100%**

**52%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**92%

Use banking services ****41%**

**46%

Television ****14%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****62%**

**27%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 Shiya?

■ Shiya · ■ Kankrej rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**892

Working population ****53.2%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 55.1% for women. 61% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 293 (37%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 127 (16%) · **■** Marginal 280 (36%)

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

- Padar1,591 people
- Balochpura1,555 people
- Kasara1,545 people
- Amblun1,533 people
- Sudrosan1,438 people
- Katediya1,435 people
- Rajpur1,419 people
- Nekariya1,392 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shiya?385560
- How far is Shiya from Palanpur?94 km by road
- What is the population of Shiya?1,470 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shiya in?Banas Kantha district (Kankrej sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Shiya?64.7% (Census 2011)