# Kanad Village, Sihor, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/sihor/kanad/ Village · Sihor, Bhavnagar # Kanad Kanad is a village in Sihor sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364240**. The 2011 Census counted **1,291 people in 243 households**, the 45th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 1,291people (2011) - 243households - 69.5%literacy - 364240PIN code ## Kanad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kanad is 364240.** Kanad falls in Sihor sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat. - PIN code364240 - Gram panchayatKanad - Community development blockSihor - Census village code516386 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanad from nearby towns? - Sihor (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Bhavnagar (district HQ)32 km by road - Sihor (nearest town)7 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 Kanad? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kanad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Kanad known for? The main crops are **cotton, ground nut and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 80% of the 2,009 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kanad Of every 100 households in Kanad in 2011, 92 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kanad · ■ Sihor rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****15%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **59% Tap water ****90%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **73% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **84% Use banking services ****80%** **48% Television ****55%** **48% Mobile phone ****81%** **70% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****15%** **15% Own their home ****91%** **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 Kanad? ■ Kanad · ■ Sihor rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838** **849 Working population ****33.3%** **41.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.2% for men and 65.6% for women. 61% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 251 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (21%) · **■** Other work 79 (18%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%) 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 - Sarkadiya1,427 people - Bholad1,412 people - Bhadli1,346 people - Sarvedi1,294 people - Bhankhal1,265 people - Gundala1,211 people - Khakhariya1,107 people - Padapan1,093 people [All 79 villages in Sihor](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/sihor/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kanad?364240 - How far is Kanad from Bhavnagar?32 km by road - What is the population of Kanad?1,291 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanad in?Bhavnagar district (Sihor sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Kanad?69.5% (Census 2011)