# Dholavira Village, Bhachau, Kachchh (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhachau, Kachchh 

# Dholavira

Dholavira is a village in Bhachau sub-district of Kachchh district, Gujarat, PIN code **370165**. The 2011 Census counted **2,222 people in 422 households**, the 22nd largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 2,222people (2011)
- 422households
- 65.9%literacy
- 370165PIN code

## Dholavira PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dholavira is 370165.** Dholavira falls in Bhachau sub-district, Kachchh district, Gujarat.

- PIN code370165
- Gram panchayatDholavira
- Community development blockBhachau
- Census village code506623

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

## How far is Dholavira from nearby towns?

- Bhachau (sub-district HQ)155 km by road
- Bhuj (district HQ)235 km by road
- Rapar (nearest town)66 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 Dholavira?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Dholavira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rapar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Adipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rapar
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds
- 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 Dholavira known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, mung bean and sorghum**. About 25% of the 5,287 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Dholavira

Of every 100 households in Dholavira in 2011, 29 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dholavira · ■ Bhachau rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**13%

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

**75%

Use banking services ****10%**

**46%

Television ****8%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****53%**

**21%

Own their home ****94%**

**79%

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 Dholavira?

■ Dholavira · ■ Bhachau rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**923

Working population ****48.1%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 49.3% for women. 62% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 252 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (9%) · **■** Other work 202 (19%) · **■** Marginal 520 (49%)

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 Bhachau

- Vijpasar2,417 people
- Manfara2,316 people
- Kadol2,264 people
- Amaliyara2,262 people
- Shivlakha2,200 people
- Chopadva2,133 people
- Kharoi2,072 people
- Chhadavada1,953 people

[All 70 villages in Bhachau](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/kachchh/bhachau/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dholavira?370165
- How far is Dholavira from Bhuj?235 km by road
- What is the population of Dholavira?2,222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dholavira in?Kachchh district (Bhachau sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Dholavira?65.9% (Census 2011)
