# Bij Village, Patan-Veraval, Junagadh (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/junagadh/patan-veraval/bij/ Village · Patan-Veraval, Junagadh # Bij Bij is a village in Patan-Veraval sub-district of Junagadh district, Gujarat, PIN code **362268**. The 2011 Census counted **3,579 people in 636 households**, the 12th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%. - 3,579people (2011) - 636households - 67.9%literacy - 362268PIN code ## Bij PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bij is 362268.** Bij falls in Patan-Veraval sub-district, Junagadh district, Gujarat. - PIN code362268 - Gram panchayatBij - Community development blockPatan-Veraval - Census village code515052 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bij from nearby towns? - Veraval (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Junagadh (district HQ)100 km by road - Veraval (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 Bij? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Bij; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Ajotha - ○Degree college10+ km · Veraval - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Veraval - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Bij known for? The main crops are **ground nut, sorghum and wheat**. About 83% of the 576 hectares of village land is sown, and 381 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 Bij Of every 100 households in Bij in 2011, 98 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bij · ■ Patan-Veraval rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **92% Toilet within the home ****10%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **72% Tap water ****81%** **37% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****62%** **65% Television ****42%** **48% Mobile phone ****54%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****25%** **15% Own their home ****98%** **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 Bij? ■ Bij · ■ Patan-Veraval rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%** **71.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****996** **942 Working population ****41.2%** **39.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.1% for men and 56.8% for women. 55% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 351 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 559 (38%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 422 (29%) · **■** Marginal 143 (10%) 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 Patan-Veraval - Vadodra Dodiya4,304 people - Dabhor4,125 people - Ajotha4,101 people - Indroi4,054 people - Rampara3,451 people - Vavdi Adri3,425 people - Khandheri3,363 people - Kajli3,197 people [All 54 villages in Patan-Veraval](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/junagadh/patan-veraval/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bij?362268 - How far is Bij from Junagadh?100 km by road - What is the population of Bij?3,579 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bij in?Junagadh district (Patan-Veraval sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Bij?67.9% (Census 2011)