Village · Talaja, Bhavnagar # Shobhavad Shobhavad is a village in Talaja sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code 364140. The 2011 Census counted 3,654 people in 670 households, the 23rd largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%. - 3,654 people (2011) - 670 households - 60.9% literacy - 364140 PIN code ## Shobhavad PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Shobhavad is 364140. Shobhavad falls in Talaja sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat. - PIN code 364140 - Gram panchayat Shobhavad - Community development block Talaja - Census village code 516616 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shobhavad from nearby towns? - Talaja (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road - Bhavnagar (district HQ) 58 km by road - Talaja (nearest town) 2 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shobhavad? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Shobhavad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Talaja - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Talaja - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Talaja - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Shobhavad known for? The main crops are cotton, pearlmillet/bajra and ground nut. About 68% of the 745 hectares of village land is sown, and 394 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shobhavad Of every 100 households in Shobhavad in 2011, 92 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shobhavad · ■ Talaja rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 84% - Toilet within the home 32% 21% - No toilet (open defecation) 68% 78% - Tap water 0% 34% - Drinking water within premises 40% 35% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 95% - Use banking services 48% 42% - Television 42% 32% - Mobile phone 68% 72% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 31% 31% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 10% 15% - Own their home 87% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shobhavad? ■ Shobhavad · ■ Talaja rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 60.9% 68.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 980 955 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1020 922 - Working population 54.8% 46.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.7% for men and 49.9% for women. 60% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 338 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 581 (29%) · ■ Household industry 52 (3%) · ■ Other work 486 (24%) · ■ Marginal 546 (27%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Talaja - Sathara 3,903 people - Reliya Gadhula 3,777 people - Kerala 3,748 people - Unchdi 3,691 people - Pratapara 3,579 people - Tarsara 3,541 people - Sonsiya 3,467 people - Mathavda 3,349 people All 113 villages in Talaja ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shobhavad? 364140 - How far is Shobhavad from Bhavnagar? 58 km by road - What is the population of Shobhavad? 3,654 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shobhavad in? Bhavnagar district (Talaja sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Shobhavad? 60.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/talaja/shobhavad/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.