# Sakhvadar Village, Talaja, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/talaja/sakhvadar/ Village · Talaja, Bhavnagar # Sakhvadar Sakhvadar is a village in Talaja sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364140**. The 2011 Census counted **2,019 people in 338 households**, the 49th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%. - 2,019people (2011) - 338households - 70.7%literacy - 364140PIN code ## Sakhvadar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sakhvadar is 364140.** Sakhvadar falls in Talaja sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat. - PIN code364140 - Gram panchayatSakhvadar - Community development blockTalaja - Census village code516636 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? - Talaja (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Bhavnagar (district HQ)62 km by road - Talaja (nearest town)8 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? 13 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 - ●Secondary 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 - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Talaja - ○Degree college5–10 km · Talaja - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Talaja - ○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 waterhand pumps, 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 Sakhvadar known for? The main crops are **ground nut, pearlmillet/bajra and cotton**. About 77% of the 717 hectares of village land is sown, and 413 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, 92 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sakhvadar · ■ Talaja rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **84% Toilet within the home ****22%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **78% Tap water ****0%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****18%** **42% Television ****39%** **32% Mobile phone ****65%** **72% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****26%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****18%** **15% Own their home ****93%** **94% 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 · ■ Talaja rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%** **68.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842** **922 Working population ****60.5%** **46.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.2% for men and 59.7% for women. 60% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 373 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 630 (52%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 205 (17%) · **■** Marginal 8 (1%) 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 Talaja - Shelavadar2,133 people - Methla2,129 people - Kundheli2,120 people - Mota Ghana2,062 people - Bhalar1,974 people - Padargadh1,938 people - Padari1,933 people - Devaliya1,923 people [All 113 villages in Talaja](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/talaja/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sakhvadar?364140 - How far is Sakhvadar from Bhavnagar?62 km by road - What is the population of Sakhvadar?2,019 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sakhvadar in?Bhavnagar district (Talaja sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Sakhvadar?70.7% (Census 2011)