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

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Village · Sihor, Bhavnagar 

# Sakhvadar

Sakhvadar is a village in Sihor sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364240**. The 2011 Census counted **2,243 people in 395 households**, the 20th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 2,243people (2011)
- 395households
- 66.3%literacy
- 364240PIN code

## Sakhvadar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code364240
- Gram panchayatSakhvadar
- Community development blockSihor
- Census village code516391

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

## How far is Sakhvadar from nearby towns?

- Sihor (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bhavnagar (district HQ)36 km by road
- Sihor (nearest town)12 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 Sakhvadar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sakhvadar; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sihor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sihor
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Sakhvadar known for?

The main crops are **cotton, ground nut and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 62% of the 912 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Sakhvadar

Of every 100 households in Sakhvadar in 2011, 97 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sakhvadar · ■ Sihor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**59%

Tap water ****71%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**73%

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

**13%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****22%**

**48%

Television ****43%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****43%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**15%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sakhvadar?

■ Sakhvadar · ■ Sihor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****658**

**849

Working population ****61.6%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 55.0% for women. 58% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 369 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 223 (16%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 366 (26%) · **■** Marginal 420 (30%)

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

- Ishvariya2,612 people
- Piparadi2,536 people
- Jambala2,534 people
- Khari2,472 people
- Kajavadar2,109 people
- Piparala2,105 people
- Bhutiya2,065 people
- Pipaliya1,953 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sakhvadar?364240
- How far is Sakhvadar from Bhavnagar?36 km by road
- What is the population of Sakhvadar?2,243 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakhvadar in?Bhavnagar district (Sihor sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Sakhvadar?66.3% (Census 2011)