Village · Palitana, Bhavnagar
# Thorali

Thorali is a village in Palitana sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code 364270. The 2011 Census counted 1,147 people in 165 households, the 62nd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.
- 1,147 people (2011)
- 165 households
- 76.7% literacy
- 364270 PIN code

## Thorali PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Thorali is 364270. Thorali falls in Palitana sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat.
- PIN code 364270
- Gram panchayat Thorali
- Community development block Palitana
- Census village code 516528

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

## How far is Thorali from nearby towns?
- Palitana (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Bhavnagar (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Palitana (nearest town) 7 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Thorali?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Thorali; 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
- ● 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 Thorali known for?

The main crops are cotton, pearlmillet/bajra and wheat. About 12% of the 418 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 Thorali

Of every 100 households in Thorali in 2011, 87 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Thorali · ■ Palitana rural average
- Electricity for lighting 87% 92%
- Toilet within the home 3% 29%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 70%
- Tap water 0% 63%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 58%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 14%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 81%
- Use banking services 53% 45%
- Television 33% 45%
- Mobile phone 86% 71%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 29% 34%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 9% 15%
- Own their home 87% 94%

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

## What is the population of Thorali?

■ Thorali · ■ Palitana rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.7% 72.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 951 964
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 915 927
- Working population 52.2% 42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 64.1% for women. 52% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 74 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 121 (20%) · ■ Household industry 19 (3%) · ■ Other work 323 (54%) · ■ Marginal 62 (10%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Palitana
- Panderiya 1,225 people
- Nava Sroda 1,223 people
- Vadal 1,212 people
- Kanjarada 1,170 people
- Khijadiya 1,133 people
- Rajpara 1,124 people
- Morchupana 1,093 people
- Lakhavad 1,082 people

All 93 villages in Palitana

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Thorali? 364270
- How far is Thorali from Bhavnagar? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Thorali? 1,147 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thorali in? Bhavnagar district (Palitana sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Thorali? 76.7% (Census 2011)

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