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

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Village · Sihor, Bhavnagar 

# Kachotiya

Kachotiya is a village in Sihor sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364240**. The 2011 Census counted **261 people in 46 households**, the 78th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 261people (2011)
- 46households
- 66.4%literacy
- 364240PIN code

## Kachotiya PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code364240
- Gram panchayatMota Surka
- Community development blockSihor
- Census village code516364

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

## How far is Kachotiya from nearby towns?

- Sihor (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Bhavnagar (district HQ)24 km by road
- Sihor (nearest town)2 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 Kachotiya?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kachotiya; 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sihor
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhavnagar
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sihor
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Kachotiya known for?

The main crops are **cotton, pearlmillet/bajra and sesame**. About 91% of the 220 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Kachotiya

Of every 100 households in Kachotiya in 2011, 96 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Kachotiya · ■ Sihor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**80%

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

**73%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**84%

Use banking services ****60%**

**48%

Television ****65%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****44%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**15%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Kachotiya?

■ Kachotiya · ■ Sihor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**849

Working population ****47.9%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 60.0% for women. 52% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 58 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (31%) · **■** Other work 28 (22%)

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

- Juna Jaliya375 people
- Malvan315 people
- Tarakpaldi293 people
- Sendurda266 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kachotiya?364240
- How far is Kachotiya from Bhavnagar?24 km by road
- What is the population of Kachotiya?261 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kachotiya in?Bhavnagar district (Sihor sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Kachotiya?66.4% (Census 2011)