# Bholad Village, Sihor, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/sihor/bholad/ Village · Sihor, Bhavnagar # Bholad Bholad is a village in Sihor sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364240**. The 2011 Census counted **1,412 people in 233 households**, the 42nd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 1,412people (2011) - 233households - 67.2%literacy - 364240PIN code ## Bholad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bholad is 364240.** Bholad falls in Sihor sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat. - PIN code364240 - Gram panchayatBholad - Community development blockSihor - Census village code516347 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bholad from nearby towns? - Sihor (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Bhavnagar (district HQ)25 km by road - Sihor (nearest town)6 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 Bholad? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Bholad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sihor - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sihor - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sihor - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Bholad known for? The main crops are **cotton, sorghum and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 36% of the 458 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Bholad Of every 100 households in Bholad in 2011, 98 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bholad · ■ Sihor rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****49%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **59% Tap water ****100%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **73% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **84% Use banking services ****53%** **48% Television ****75%** **48% Mobile phone ****80%** **70% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****35%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **15% Own their home ****98%** **91% 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 Bholad? ■ Bholad · ■ Sihor rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795** **849 Working population ****58.2%** **41.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.7% for men and 55.1% for women. 63% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 80 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (13%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 460 (56%) · **■** Marginal 176 (21%) 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 Sihor - Paldi1,457 people - Usrad1,451 people - Dhankan Kunda1,436 people - Sarkadiya1,427 people - Bhadli1,346 people - Sarvedi1,294 people - Kanad1,291 people - Bhankhal1,265 people [All 79 villages in Sihor](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/sihor/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bholad?364240 - How far is Bholad from Bhavnagar?25 km by road - What is the population of Bholad?1,412 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bholad in?Bhavnagar district (Sihor sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Bholad?67.2% (Census 2011)