# Dodgam Village, Tharad, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Tharad, Banas Kantha 

# Dodgam

Dodgam is a village in Tharad sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385565**. The 2011 Census counted **3,369 people in 630 households**, the 21st largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 3,369people (2011)
- 630households
- 63.4%literacy
- 385565PIN code

## Dodgam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dodgam is 385565.** Dodgam falls in Tharad sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code385565
- Gram panchayatDodgam
- Community development blockTharad
- Census village code507609

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

## How far is Dodgam from nearby towns?

- Tharad (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ)100 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 Dodgam?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Dodgam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tharad
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tharad
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tharad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 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 Dodgam known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, mustard and wheat**. About 59% of the 1,809 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,000 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 Dodgam

Of every 100 households in Dodgam in 2011, 46 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dodgam · ■ Tharad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**95%

Tap water ****58%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****74%**

**61%

Television ****13%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**24%

Own their home ****95%**

**96%

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 Dodgam?

■ Dodgam · ■ Tharad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**920

Working population ****55.8%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 47.5% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,169 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 247 (13%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 307 (16%) · **■** Marginal 149 (8%)

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 Tharad

- Khoda3,559 people
- Vaghasan3,543 people
- Malupur3,487 people
- Changada3,428 people
- Sanavia3,311 people
- Idhata3,178 people
- Dantiya3,134 people
- Deduva3,113 people

[All 134 villages in Tharad](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/tharad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dodgam?385565
- How far is Dodgam from Palanpur?100 km by road
- What is the population of Dodgam?3,369 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dodgam in?Banas Kantha district (Tharad sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Dodgam?63.4% (Census 2011)