# Dhrupka Village, Sihor, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Sihor, Bhavnagar 

# Dhrupka

Dhrupka is a village in Sihor sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364240**. The 2011 Census counted **1,675 people in 275 households**, the 29th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 1,675people (2011)
- 275households
- 59.2%literacy
- 364240PIN code

## Dhrupka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhrupka is 364240.** Dhrupka falls in Sihor sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat.

- PIN code364240
- Gram panchayatDhrupka
- Community development blockSihor
- Census village code516367

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dhrupka from nearby towns?

- Sihor (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Bhavnagar (district HQ)28 km by road
- Sihor (nearest town)5 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 Dhrupka?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dhrupka; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sihor
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhavnagar
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Dhrupka known for?

The main crops are **cotton, pearlmillet/bajra and sesame**. About 57% of the 486 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Dhrupka

Of every 100 households in Dhrupka in 2011, 90 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dhrupka · ■ Sihor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**59%

Tap water ****54%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**73%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**84%

Use banking services ****40%**

**48%

Television ****40%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**15%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Dhrupka?

■ Dhrupka · ■ Sihor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954**

**849

Working population ****40.4%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 45.6% for women. 55% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 148 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 207 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 283 (42%) · **■** Marginal 38 (6%)

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

- Zariya1,921 people
- Gadhula1,730 people
- Nana Surka1,683 people
- Valavad1,678 people
- Khambha1,660 people
- Karkoliya1,654 people
- Bordi1,637 people
- Thorali1,628 people

[All 79 villages in Sihor](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/sihor/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhrupka?364240
- How far is Dhrupka from Bhavnagar?28 km by road
- What is the population of Dhrupka?1,675 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhrupka in?Bhavnagar district (Sihor sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Dhrupka?59.2% (Census 2011)
