# Nikava Village, Kalavad, Jamnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/jamnagar/kalavad/nikava/ Village · Kalavad, Jamnagar # Nikava Nikava is a village in Kalavad sub-district of Jamnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **361162**. The 2011 Census counted **4,799 people in 992 households**, the 2nd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%. - 4,799people (2011) - 992households - 77.8%literacy - 361162PIN code ## Nikava PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nikava is 361162.** Nikava falls in Kalavad sub-district, Jamnagar district, Gujarat. - PIN code361162 - Gram panchayatNikava - Community development blockKalavad - Census village code513830 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nikava from nearby towns? - Kalavad (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Jamnagar (district HQ)67 km by road - Kalavad (nearest town)17 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 Nikava? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Nikava; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kalavad - ○Degree college10+ km · Kalavad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalavad - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Nikava known for? The main crops are **cotton, groundnut and wheat**. Products made here include brickkiln and stoneware. About 70% of the 2,504 hectares of village land is sown, and 700 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 Nikava Of every 100 households in Nikava in 2011, 95 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Nikava · ■ Kalavad rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****56%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **56% Tap water ****82%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****84%** **65% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **75% Use banking services ****65%** **69% Television ****65%** **61% Mobile phone ****82%** **80% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****50%** **56% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **3% None of these assets ****8%** **9% Own their home ****85%** **95% 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 Nikava? ■ Nikava · ■ Kalavad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%** **72.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935** **862 Working population ****34.0%** **49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.7% for men and 68.1% for women. 59% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 587 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 231 (14%) · **■** Household industry 40 (2%) · **■** Other work 690 (42%) · **■** Marginal 83 (5%) 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 Kalavad - Kharedi6,304 people - Mota Vadala4,129 people - Anandpar3,001 people - Nana Vadala2,932 people - Pipar2,435 people [All 98 villages in Kalavad](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/jamnagar/kalavad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nikava?361162 - How far is Nikava from Jamnagar?67 km by road - What is the population of Nikava?4,799 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nikava in?Jamnagar district (Kalavad sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Nikava?77.8% (Census 2011)