Village · Palitana, Bhavnagar
# Jivapur

Jivapur is a village in Palitana sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code 364270. The 2011 Census counted 702 people in 121 households, the 79th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.
- 702 people (2011)
- 121 households
- 84.9% literacy
- 364270 PIN code

## Jivapur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Jivapur is 364270. Jivapur falls in Palitana sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat.
- PIN code 364270
- Gram panchayat Jivapur
- Community development block Palitana
- Census village code 516525

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

## How far is Jivapur from nearby towns?
- Palitana (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Bhavnagar (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Palitana (nearest town) 5 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Jivapur?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Palitana
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Palitana
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Palitana
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Jivapur known for?

The main crops are ground nut, cotton and sesame. About 49% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Jivapur

Of every 100 households in Jivapur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jivapur · ■ Palitana rural average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 92%
- Toilet within the home 1% 29%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 70%
- Tap water 0% 63%
- Drinking water within premises 23% 58%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 20% 14%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 48% 81%
- Use banking services 30% 45%
- Television 50% 45%
- Mobile phone 40% 71%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 41% 34%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 3% 15%
- Own their home 99% 94%

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

## What is the population of Jivapur?

■ Jivapur · ■ Palitana rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 84.9% 72.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1011 964
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1211 927
- Working population 41.9% 42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 77.8% for women. 56% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 76 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 118 (40%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 96 (33%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Palitana
- Bodana Nes 886 people
- Badeli 874 people
- Chiroda 867 people
- Sagapara 711 people
- Bharatimba 663 people
- Jaliya 642 people
- Lilivav 628 people
- Khijadiya 580 people

All 93 villages in Palitana

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Jivapur? 364270
- How far is Jivapur from Bhavnagar? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Jivapur? 702 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jivapur in? Bhavnagar district (Palitana sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Jivapur? 84.9% (Census 2011)

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