# Arikhana Village, Abdasa, Kachchh (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Abdasa, Kachchh 

# Arikhana

Arikhana is a village in Abdasa sub-district of Kachchh district, Gujarat, PIN code **370645**. The 2011 Census counted **859 people in 178 households**, the 30th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%.

- 859people (2011)
- 178households
- 68.0%literacy
- 370645PIN code

## Arikhana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arikhana is 370645.** Arikhana falls in Abdasa sub-district, Kachchh district, Gujarat.

- PIN code370645
- Gram panchayatArikhana
- Community development blockAbdasa
- Census village code507172

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

## How far is Arikhana from nearby towns?

- Naliya (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Bhuj (district HQ)83 km by road
- Bhuj (nearest town)83 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 Arikhana?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Arikhana; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Naliya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhuj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhuj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells 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 Arikhana known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, sorghum and ground nut**. About 14% of the 1,404 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Arikhana

Of every 100 households in Arikhana in 2011, 86 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Arikhana · ■ Abdasa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**89%

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

**43%

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

**52%

Tap water ****1%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**48%

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

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**76%

Use banking services ****96%**

**43%

Television ****43%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**76%

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 Arikhana?

■ Arikhana · ■ Abdasa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**67.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****689**

**910

Working population ****49.2%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 57.3% for women. 58% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 133 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (7%) · **■** Other work 40 (9%) · **■** Marginal 221 (52%)

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 Abdasa

- Reladiya Manjal984 people
- Rava925 people
- Butta910 people
- Bandiya897 people
- Raydhanjar855 people
- Vadapaddhar849 people
- Vagapaddhar836 people
- Dhufi Moti834 people

[All 136 villages in Abdasa](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/kachchh/abdasa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arikhana?370645
- How far is Arikhana from Bhuj?83 km by road
- What is the population of Arikhana?859 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arikhana in?Kachchh district (Abdasa sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Arikhana?68.0% (Census 2011)