Village · Vav, Banas Kantha
# Baiyak

Baiyak is a village in Vav sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code 385575. The 2011 Census counted 1,856 people in 341 households, the 51st largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.
- 1,856 people (2011)
- 341 households
- 50.1% literacy
- 385575 PIN code

## Baiyak PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Baiyak is 385575. Baiyak falls in Vav sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.
- PIN code 385575
- Gram panchayat Baiyak
- Community development block Vav
- Census village code 507424

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

## How far is Baiyak from nearby towns?
- Vav (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ) 100 km by road
- Tharad (nearest town) 13 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Baiyak?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Baiyak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway 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
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Tharad
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Vav
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Vav
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 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, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Baiyak known for?

The main crops are pearlmillet/bajra, mung bean and castor. About 87% of the 806 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Baiyak

Of every 100 households in Baiyak in 2011, 33 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Baiyak · ■ Vav rural average
- Electricity for lighting 33% 68%
- Toilet within the home 4% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 92%
- Tap water 27% 83%
- Drinking water within premises 26% 17%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 96%
- Use banking services 49% 44%
- Television 13% 10%
- Mobile phone 66% 62%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 10% 2%
- None of these assets 29% 33%
- Own their home 92% 97%

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

## What is the population of Baiyak?

■ Baiyak · ■ Vav rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 50.1% 59.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 858 921
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 848 909
- Working population 52.5% 46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.6% for men and 33.3% for women. 57% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 251 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 246 (25%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 113 (12%) · ■ Marginal 363 (37%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Vav
- "Nesda " 1,982 people
- Jorawargadh 1,914 people
- Radka 1,909 people
- Kumbhardi 1,892 people
- Bhachali 1,849 people
- Kumbharkha 1,847 people
- Limbala 1,842 people
- Rampura 1,834 people

All 121 villages in Vav

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Baiyak? 385575
- How far is Baiyak from Palanpur? 100 km by road
- What is the population of Baiyak? 1,856 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baiyak in? Banas Kantha district (Vav sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Baiyak? 50.1% (Census 2011)

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