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

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Village · Sihor, Bhavnagar 

# Padapan

Padapan is a village in Sihor sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364230**. The 2011 Census counted **1,093 people in 224 households**, the 49th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 1,093people (2011)
- 224households
- 70.8%literacy
- 364230PIN code

## Padapan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Padapan is 364230.** Padapan falls in Sihor sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat.

- PIN code364230
- Gram panchayatPadapan
- Community development blockSihor
- Census village code516374

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

## How far is Padapan from nearby towns?

- Sihor (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Bhavnagar (district HQ)57 km by road
- Sihor (nearest town)32 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 Padapan?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Padapan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sanosara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhavnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sihor
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Padapan known for?

The main crops are **cotton, pearlmillet/bajra and ground nut**. About 68% of the 902 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 Padapan

Of every 100 households in Padapan in 2011, 96 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Padapan · ■ Sihor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**59%

Tap water ****95%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**73%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**84%

Use banking services ****43%**

**48%

Television ****53%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****46%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

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

**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 Padapan?

■ Padapan · ■ Sihor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**849

Working population ****60.6%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 59.5% for women. 61% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (11%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 179 (27%) · **■** Marginal 299 (45%)

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

- Kanad1,291 people
- Bhankhal1,265 people
- Gundala1,211 people
- Khakhariya1,107 people
- Lavarda1,087 people
- Sar1,065 people
- Panchvada1,012 people
- Thala983 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Padapan?364230
- How far is Padapan from Bhavnagar?57 km by road
- What is the population of Padapan?1,093 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Padapan in?Bhavnagar district (Sihor sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Padapan?70.8% (Census 2011)