Village · Tharad, Banas Kantha
# Saba

Saba is a village in Tharad sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code 385565. The 2011 Census counted 1,728 people in 268 households, the 81st largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.
- 1,728 people (2011)
- 268 households
- 63.2% literacy
- 385565 PIN code

## Saba PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Saba is 385565. Saba falls in Tharad sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.
- PIN code 385565
- Gram panchayat Gadsisar
- Community development block Tharad
- Census village code 507522

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

## How far is Saba from nearby towns?
- Tharad (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ) 122 km by road
- Tharad (nearest town) 18 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Saba?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private 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
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sanval
- ○ 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 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water
- 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 Saba known for?

The main crops are pearlmillet/bajra, pulses and cumin. About 78% of the 941 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Saba

Of every 100 households in Saba in 2011, 58 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Saba · ■ Tharad rural average
- Electricity for lighting 58% 49%
- Toilet within the home 3% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 95%
- Tap water 96% 39%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 35%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 97%
- Use banking services 39% 61%
- Television 4% 9%
- Mobile phone 81% 72%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 3%
- None of these assets 17% 24%
- Own their home 98% 96%

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

## What is the population of Saba?

■ Saba · ■ Tharad rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 63.2% 58.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 926 936
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 958 920
- Working population 41.1% 45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 46.0% for women. 52% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 371 (52%) · ■ Farm labourers 61 (9%) · ■ Household industry 9 (1%) · ■ Other work 153 (22%) · ■ Marginal 116 (16%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Tharad
- Bhapdi 1,863 people
- Budhanpur 1,848 people
- Dipda 1,772 people
- Pathamda 1,737 people
- Vedala 1,725 people
- Kochala 1,724 people
- Savarakha 1,707 people
- Mota Mesara 1,669 people

All 134 villages in Tharad

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Saba? 385565
- How far is Saba from Palanpur? 122 km by road
- What is the population of Saba? 1,728 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saba in? Banas Kantha district (Tharad sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Saba? 63.2% (Census 2011)

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