# Arikhana Village, Lalpur, Jamnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Lalpur, Jamnagar 

# Arikhana

Arikhana is a village in Lalpur sub-district of Jamnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **361170**. The 2011 Census counted **781 people in 184 households**, the 53rd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.2%.

- 781people (2011)
- 184households
- 60.5%literacy
- 361170PIN code

## Arikhana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arikhana is 361170.** Arikhana falls in Lalpur sub-district, Jamnagar district, Gujarat.

- PIN code361170
- Gram panchayatArikhana
- Community development blockLalpur
- Census village code513902

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

## How far is Arikhana from nearby towns?

- Lalpur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Jamnagar (district HQ)34 km by road
- Jamnagar (nearest town)34 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 Arikhana?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Arikhana; 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
- ●State highwayIn 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamnagar
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Lalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Arikhana known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, cotton and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 71% of the 915 hectares of village land is sown, and 218 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 Arikhana

Of every 100 households in Arikhana in 2011, 94 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Arikhana · ■ Lalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**67%

Tap water ****96%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**79%

Use banking services ****80%**

**63%

Television ****42%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****46%**

**40%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****9%**

**14%

Own their home ****91%**

**88%

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 Arikhana?

■ Arikhana · ■ Lalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%**

**68.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**908

Working population ****58.5%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 53.3% for women. 68% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 169 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 218 (48%) · **■** Other work 48 (11%) · **■** Marginal 22 (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 Lalpur

- Setalus892 people
- Daltungi838 people
- Vadpanchasara822 people
- Bharudiya Mota794 people
- Meghavadar764 people
- Vavdi764 people
- Sajadiyali706 people
- Dera Chhikari702 people

[All 73 villages in Lalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/jamnagar/lalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arikhana?361170
- How far is Arikhana from Jamnagar?34 km by road
- What is the population of Arikhana?781 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arikhana in?Jamnagar district (Lalpur sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Arikhana?60.5% (Census 2011)