# Morikha Village, Vav, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/vav/morikha/ Village · Vav, Banas Kantha # Morikha Morikha is a village in Vav sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385575**. The 2011 Census counted **3,632 people in 658 households**, the 13th largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%. - 3,632people (2011) - 658households - 54.2%literacy - 385575PIN code ## Morikha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Morikha is 385575.** Morikha falls in Vav sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code385575 - Gram panchayatMorikha - Community development blockVav - Census village code507421 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Morikha from nearby towns? - Vav (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ)100 km by road - Tharad (nearest town)12 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 Morikha? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Morikha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tithgam - ○Degree college10+ km · Tharad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vav - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds - 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 Morikha known for? The main crops are **mung bean, pearlmillet/bajra and sorghum**. About 87% of the 2,268 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Morikha Of every 100 households in Morikha in 2011, 71 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Morikha · ■ Vav rural average Electricity for lighting ****71%** **68% Toilet within the home ****3%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **92% Tap water ****100%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****84%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **96% Use banking services ****50%** **44% Television ****10%** **10% Mobile phone ****58%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****35%** **33% Own their home ****100%** **97% 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 Morikha? ■ Morikha · ■ Vav rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%** **59.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **921 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****757** **909 Working population ****51.2%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.5% for men and 40.3% for women. 54% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 947 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 330 (18%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 89 (5%) · **■** Marginal 485 (26%) 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 Vav - Tadav4,647 people - Daiyap4,073 people - Dethali3,699 people - Uchosan3,636 people - Dharadhara3,378 people - Kundaliya3,327 people - Tithgam3,298 people - Bukna3,215 people [All 121 villages in Vav](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/vav/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Morikha?385575 - How far is Morikha from Palanpur?100 km by road - What is the population of Morikha?3,632 (Census 2011) - Which district is Morikha in?Banas Kantha district (Vav sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Morikha?54.2% (Census 2011)