Village · Tharad, Banas Kantha
# Khengarpura

Khengarpura is a village in Tharad sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code 385565. The 2011 Census counted 2,158 people in 343 households, the 65th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.
- 2,158 people (2011)
- 343 households
- 50.7% literacy
- 385565 PIN code

## Khengarpura PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Khengarpura is 385565. Khengarpura falls in Tharad sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.
- PIN code 385565
- Gram panchayat Khengarpura
- Community development block Tharad
- Census village code 507560

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

## How far is Khengarpura from nearby towns?
- Tharad (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ) 108 km by road
- Tharad (nearest town) 14 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Khengarpura?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Khengarpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● 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
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bhordu
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tharad
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tharad
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 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 Khengarpura known for?

The main crops are castor, pearlmillet/bajra and cumin. About 90% of the 1,156 hectares of village land is sown, and 823 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Khengarpura

Of every 100 households in Khengarpura in 2011, 36 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Khengarpura · ■ Tharad rural average
- Electricity for lighting 36% 49%
- Toilet within the home 1% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 95%
- Tap water 5% 39%
- Drinking water within premises 14% 35%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97%
- Use banking services 52% 61%
- Television 5% 9%
- Mobile phone 82% 72%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 12% 3%
- None of these assets 16% 24%
- Own their home 94% 96%

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

## What is the population of Khengarpura?

■ Khengarpura · ■ Tharad rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 50.7% 58.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1011 936
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1223 920
- Working population 54.5% 45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.5% for men and 35.5% for women. 59% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 307 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 197 (17%) · ■ Other work 18 (2%) · ■ Marginal 655 (56%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Tharad
- Moti Pavad 2,213 people
- Peparal 2,209 people
- Kiyal 2,193 people
- Khanpur 2,162 people
- Lorwada 2,087 people
- Ajawada 2,081 people
- Sherau 2,076 people
- Zenta 2,024 people

All 134 villages in Tharad

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Khengarpura? 385565
- How far is Khengarpura from Palanpur? 108 km by road
- What is the population of Khengarpura? 2,158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khengarpura in? Banas Kantha district (Tharad sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Khengarpura? 50.7% (Census 2011)

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