# Solaj Village, Sutrapada, Junagadh (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sutrapada, Junagadh 

# Solaj

Solaj is a village in Sutrapada sub-district of Junagadh district, Gujarat, PIN code **362268**. The 2011 Census counted **2,523 people in 404 households**, the 12th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 2,523people (2011)
- 404households
- 83.1%literacy
- 362268PIN code

## Solaj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Solaj is 362268.** Solaj falls in Sutrapada sub-district, Junagadh district, Gujarat.

- PIN code362268
- Gram panchayatSolaj
- Community development blockSutrapada
- Census village code515089

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

## How far is Solaj from nearby towns?

- Sutrapada (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Junagadh (district HQ)110 km by road
- Kodinar (nearest town)10 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 Solaj?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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
- ●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 school5–10 km · Kodinar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kodinar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kodinar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Solaj known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, pigeon pea and sesame**. About 69% of the 1,035 hectares of village land is sown, and 700 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 Solaj

Of every 100 households in Solaj in 2011, 98 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Solaj · ■ Sutrapada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**76%

Tap water ****42%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****92%**

**64%

Television ****47%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**25%

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

**2%

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

**15%

Own their home ****95%**

**93%

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 Solaj?

■ Solaj · ■ Sutrapada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1128**

**945

Working population ****49.5%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 73.7% for women. 52% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 492 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 424 (34%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 187 (15%) · **■** Marginal 141 (11%)

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 Sutrapada

- Pransli4,361 people
- Gorakh Madhi3,623 people
- Ghantiya3,296 people
- Vavdi2,557 people
- Moradiya2,485 people
- Harnasa2,444 people
- Umbri2,437 people
- Pipalva2,346 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Solaj?362268
- How far is Solaj from Junagadh?110 km by road
- What is the population of Solaj?2,523 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Solaj in?Junagadh district (Sutrapada sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Solaj?83.1% (Census 2011)