Village · Vadgam, Banas Kantha # Salemkot Salemkot is a village in Vadgam sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code 385421. The 2011 Census counted 1,800 people in 353 households, the 48th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%. - 1,800 people (2011) - 353 households - 73.5% literacy - 385421 PIN code ## Salemkot PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Salemkot is 385421. Salemkot falls in Vadgam sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code 385421 - Gram panchayat Salemkot - Community development block Vadgam - Census village code 508080 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Salemkot from nearby towns? - Vadgam (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ) 24 km by road - Palanpur (nearest town) 24 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Salemkot? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Salemkot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● 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 - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Vadgam - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Palanpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Vadgam - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 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 Salemkot known for? The main crops are wheat, pearlmillet/bajra and castor. About 51% of the 484 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Salemkot Of every 100 households in Salemkot in 2011, 83 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Salemkot · ■ Vadgam rural average - Electricity for lighting 83% 91% - Toilet within the home 13% 42% - No toilet (open defecation) 87% 57% - Tap water 92% 93% - Drinking water within premises 37% 77% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 17% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 78% - Use banking services 84% 64% - Television 25% 31% - Mobile phone 66% 68% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 10% - Car / jeep / van 3% 4% - None of these assets 31% 26% - Own their home 94% 92% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Salemkot? ■ Salemkot · ■ Vadgam rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.5% 77.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 948 967 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 786 913 - Working population 47.9% 37.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.4% for men and 60.4% for women. 52% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 142 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 156 (18%) · ■ Household industry 9 (1%) · ■ Other work 364 (42%) · ■ Marginal 191 (22%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Vadgam - Thalwada 1,913 people - Andhariya 1,909 people - Thuvar 1,830 people - Timbachudi 1,821 people - Dhori 1,790 people - Juni Sendhani 1,732 people - Parkhadi 1,732 people - Megal 1,726 people All 109 villages in Vadgam ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Salemkot? 385421 - How far is Salemkot from Palanpur? 24 km by road - What is the population of Salemkot? 1,800 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salemkot in? Banas Kantha district (Vadgam sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Salemkot? 73.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/vadgam/salemkot/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.