# Dholwa Village, Bhesan, Junagadh (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bhesan, Junagadh 

# Dholwa

Dholwa is a village in Bhesan sub-district of Junagadh district, Gujarat, PIN code **362020**. The 2011 Census counted **2,022 people in 395 households**, the 13th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 2,022people (2011)
- 395households
- 71.4%literacy
- 362020PIN code

## Dholwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dholwa is 362020.** Dholwa falls in Bhesan sub-district, Junagadh district, Gujarat.

- PIN code362020
- Gram panchayatDholwa
- Community development blockBhesan
- Census village code514529

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

## How far is Dholwa from nearby towns?

- Bhesan (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Junagadh (district HQ)55 km by road
- Jetpur (nearest town)6 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 Dholwa?

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barwala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Junagadh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhesan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Dholwa known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, cotton and wheat**. About 87% of the 1,036 hectares of village land is sown, and 349 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 Dholwa

Of every 100 households in Dholwa in 2011, 84 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dholwa · ■ Bhesan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**38%

Tap water ****74%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**69%

Use banking services ****70%**

**71%

Television ****52%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****47%**

**52%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**11%

Own their home ****97%**

**92%

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 Dholwa?

■ Dholwa · ■ Bhesan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845**

**852

Working population ****52.3%**

**47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 63.0% for women. 62% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 434 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 199 (19%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 100 (9%) · **■** Marginal 315 (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 Bhesan

- Hadmatiya Vishal2,333 people
- Mendpara2,224 people
- Kharachiya2,185 people
- Morwada2,097 people
- Barwala1,919 people
- Hadmatiya Khajuri1,854 people
- Bamangadh1,844 people
- Hadmatiya Khakhra1,740 people

[All 46 villages in Bhesan](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/junagadh/bhesan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dholwa?362020
- How far is Dholwa from Junagadh?55 km by road
- What is the population of Dholwa?2,022 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dholwa in?Junagadh district (Bhesan sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Dholwa?71.4% (Census 2011)