# Sakalana Village, Vadgam, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Vadgam, Banas Kantha 

# Sakalana

Sakalana is a village in Vadgam sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385421**. The 2011 Census counted **2,392 people in 531 households**, the 33rd largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 2,392people (2011)
- 531households
- 76.2%literacy
- 385421PIN code

## Sakalana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sakalana is 385421.** Sakalana falls in Vadgam sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code385421
- Gram panchayatSakalana
- Community development blockVadgam
- Census village code508048

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

## How far is Sakalana from nearby towns?

- Vadgam (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ)20 km by road
- Palanpur (nearest town)20 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 Sakalana?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vadgam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vadgam
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Sakalana known for?

The main crops are **wheat, pearlmillet/bajra and ground nut**. About 84% of the 535 hectares of village land is sown, and 248 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 Sakalana

Of every 100 households in Sakalana in 2011, 93 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Sakalana · ■ Vadgam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**57%

Tap water ****96%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**78%

Use banking services ****88%**

**64%

Television ****47%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

None of these assets ****18%**

**26%

Own their home ****92%**

**92%

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 Sakalana?

■ Sakalana · ■ Vadgam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****807**

**913

Working population ****32.0%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 62.7% for women. 55% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 187 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (19%) · **■** Household industry 62 (8%) · **■** Other work 282 (37%) · **■** Marginal 87 (11%)

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 Vadgam

- Pepol2,592 people
- Chhaniyana2,461 people
- Panchada2,419 people
- Vesa2,419 people
- Pilucha2,374 people
- Bharkawada2,288 people
- Navisana2,278 people
- Fategadh2,273 people

[All 109 villages in Vadgam](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/vadgam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sakalana?385421
- How far is Sakalana from Palanpur?20 km by road
- What is the population of Sakalana?2,392 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakalana in?Banas Kantha district (Vadgam sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Sakalana?76.2% (Census 2011)