Village · Sihor, Bhavnagar # Bekdi Bekdi is a village in Sihor sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code 364260. The 2011 Census counted 630 people in 118 households, the 65th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 630 people (2011) - 118 households - 74.5% literacy - 364260 PIN code ## Bekdi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bekdi is 364260. Bekdi falls in Sihor sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat. - PIN code 364260 - Gram panchayat Bekdi - Community development block Sihor - Census village code 516407 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bekdi from nearby towns? - Sihor (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Bhavnagar (district HQ) 37 km by road - Sihor (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bekdi? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Bekdi; 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 - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sihor - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sihor - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sihor - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library under 5 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 Bekdi known for? The main crops are cotton, sorghum and pearlmillet/bajra. About 72% of the 314 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bekdi Of every 100 households in Bekdi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 98 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bekdi · ■ Sihor rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 94% - Toilet within the home 48% 40% - No toilet (open defecation) 52% 59% - Tap water 1% 80% - Drinking water within premises 1% 73% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 13% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 84% - Use banking services 54% 48% - Television 85% 48% - Mobile phone 98% 70% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 31% 32% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 1% 15% - Own their home 98% 91% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bekdi? ■ Bekdi · ■ Sihor rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.5% 72.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 909 935 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 577 849 - Working population 62.7% 41.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.9% for men and 65.6% for women. 62% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 291 (74%) · ■ Farm labourers 53 (13%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 43 (11%) · ■ Marginal 3 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sihor - Nava Jaliya 723 people - Sandhida 723 people - Rajpara 705 people - Krushnapara 682 people - Mahadevpara 597 people - Todi 569 people - Panch Talavada 546 people - Bhangadh 443 people All 79 villages in Sihor ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bekdi? 364260 - How far is Bekdi from Bhavnagar? 37 km by road - What is the population of Bekdi? 630 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bekdi in? Bhavnagar district (Sihor sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Bekdi? 74.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/sihor/bekdi/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.