# Achhidra Village, Malia, Junagadh (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Malia, Junagadh 

# Achhidra

Achhidra is a village in Malia sub-district of Junagadh district, Gujarat, PIN code **362255**. The 2011 Census counted **1,851 people in 362 households**, the 25th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 1,851people (2011)
- 362households
- 77.2%literacy
- 362255PIN code

## Achhidra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Achhidra is 362255.** Achhidra falls in Malia sub-district, Junagadh district, Gujarat.

- PIN code362255
- Gram panchayatAchhidra
- Community development blockMalia
- Census village code514899

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

## How far is Achhidra from nearby towns?

- Malia (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Junagadh (district HQ)84 km by road
- Chorvad (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 Achhidra?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Achhidra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Malia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Malia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Malia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Achhidra known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, wheat and pigeon pea**. About 70% of the 489 hectares of village land is sown, and 161 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 Achhidra

Of every 100 households in Achhidra in 2011, 99 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Achhidra · ■ Malia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**56%

Tap water ****41%**

**57%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**84%

Use banking services ****84%**

**67%

Television ****56%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****49%**

**34%

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

**2%

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

**16%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Achhidra?

■ Achhidra · ■ Malia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1131**

**905

Working population ****49.5%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 66.7% for women. 56% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 229 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (16%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 120 (13%) · **■** Marginal 418 (46%)

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 Malia

- Vadiya1,980 people
- Shantipura1,973 people
- Budhecha1,946 people
- Katrasa1,914 people
- Samdhiyala1,780 people
- Januda1,770 people
- Dhanej Moti1,743 people
- Vandarvad1,711 people

[All 63 villages in Malia](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/junagadh/malia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Achhidra?362255
- How far is Achhidra from Junagadh?84 km by road
- What is the population of Achhidra?1,851 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Achhidra in?Junagadh district (Malia sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Achhidra?77.2% (Census 2011)
