Village · Palanpur, Banas Kantha
# Kumbhasan

Kumbhasan is a village in Palanpur sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code 385515. The 2011 Census counted 5,319 people in 1,064 households, the 10th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.
- 5,319 people (2011)
- 1,064 households
- 81.0% literacy
- 385515 PIN code

## Kumbhasan PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kumbhasan is 385515. Kumbhasan falls in Palanpur sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.
- PIN code 385515
- Gram panchayat Kumbhasan
- Community development block Palanpur
- Census village code 508169

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kumbhasan from nearby towns?
- Palanpur (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ) 18 km by road
- Palanpur (nearest town) 18 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kumbhasan?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Kumbhasan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Patan
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Patan
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kumbhasan known for?

The main crops are pearlmillet/bajra, wheat and sorghum. About 83% of the 1,410 hectares of village land is sown, and 732 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kumbhasan

Of every 100 households in Kumbhasan in 2011, 94 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kumbhasan · ■ Palanpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 87%
- Toilet within the home 61% 40%
- No toilet (open defecation) 36% 60%
- Tap water 97% 88%
- Drinking water within premises 78% 66%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 31% 23%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 66% 72%
- Use banking services 86% 68%
- Television 50% 34%
- Mobile phone 83% 67%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 23% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 4%
- None of these assets 9% 25%
- Own their home 91% 92%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kumbhasan?

■ Kumbhasan · ■ Palanpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 81.0% 74.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 961 947
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 851 872
- Working population 31.9% 36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 68.0% for women. 52% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 467 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 330 (19%) · ■ Household industry 66 (4%) · ■ Other work 698 (41%) · ■ Marginal 137 (8%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Palanpur
- Samdhi 7,181 people
- Chadotar 6,812 people
- Badargadh 5,845 people
- Mota 5,469 people
- Hathidra 5,271 people
- Sasam 4,931 people
- Vagda 4,885 people
- Vedancha 4,641 people

All 116 villages in Palanpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kumbhasan? 385515
- How far is Kumbhasan from Palanpur? 18 km by road
- What is the population of Kumbhasan? 5,319 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kumbhasan in? Banas Kantha district (Palanpur sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Kumbhasan? 81.0% (Census 2011)

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