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

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Village · Tharad, Banas Kantha 

# Ghesda

Ghesda is a village in Tharad sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385565**. The 2011 Census counted **1,567 people in 279 households**, the 95th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 1,567people (2011)
- 279households
- 61.1%literacy
- 385565PIN code

## Ghesda PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code385565
- Gram panchayatGhesda
- Community development blockTharad
- Census village code507578

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

## How far is Ghesda from nearby towns?

- Tharad (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ)100 km by road
- Tharad (nearest town)7 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 Ghesda?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Ghesda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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 office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Ghesda known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, rapeseed and pulses**. About 84% of the 784 hectares of village land is sown, and 400 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 Ghesda

Of every 100 households in Ghesda in 2011, 34 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ghesda · ■ Tharad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****20%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****81%**

**61%

Television ****11%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****19%**

**24%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Ghesda?

■ Ghesda · ■ Tharad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1123**

**920

Working population ****47.6%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 44.1% for women. 52% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 281 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (16%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 163 (22%) · **■** Marginal 177 (24%)

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

- Nani Pavad1,636 people
- Bhadodar1,633 people
- Jadara1,614 people
- Kasavi1,599 people
- Janadi1,457 people
- Lakhapura1,439 people
- Kothigam1,436 people
- Karnasar1,419 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghesda?385565
- How far is Ghesda from Palanpur?100 km by road
- What is the population of Ghesda?1,567 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghesda in?Banas Kantha district (Tharad sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Ghesda?61.1% (Census 2011)