# Char Village, Keshod, Junagadh (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Keshod, Junagadh 

# Char

Char is a village in Keshod sub-district of Junagadh district, Gujarat, PIN code **362220**. The 2011 Census counted **2,739 people in 547 households**, the 16th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 2,739people (2011)
- 547households
- 74.2%literacy
- 362220PIN code

## Char PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Char is 362220.** Char falls in Keshod sub-district, Junagadh district, Gujarat.

- PIN code362220
- Gram panchayatChar
- Community development blockKeshod
- Census village code514761

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

## How far is Char from nearby towns?

- Keshod (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Junagadh (district HQ)50 km by road
- Keshod (nearest town)11 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 Char?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Char; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Keshod
- ○Degree college10+ km · Keshod
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Keshod
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Char known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, cotton and wheat**. About 79% of the 1,104 hectares of village land is sown, and 468 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 Char

Of every 100 households in Char in 2011, 94 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Char · ■ Keshod rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**37%

Tap water ****76%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**83%

Use banking services ****58%**

**72%

Television ****39%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**12%

Own their home ****86%**

**90%

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 Char?

■ Char · ■ Keshod rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**903

Working population ****59.9%**

**50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 63.8% for women. 67% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 617 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 297 (18%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 76 (5%) · **■** Marginal 630 (38%)

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 Keshod

- Padodar2,847 people
- Pankhan2,839 people
- Khamidana2,814 people
- Khirsara2,740 people
- Movana2,592 people
- Pipli2,430 people
- Badodar2,243 people
- Rangpur2,240 people

[All 53 villages in Keshod](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/junagadh/keshod/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Char?362220
- How far is Char from Junagadh?50 km by road
- What is the population of Char?2,739 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Char in?Junagadh district (Keshod sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Char?74.2% (Census 2011)