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

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Village · Bhachau, Kachchh 

# Kakarva

Kakarva is a village in Bhachau sub-district of Kachchh district, Gujarat, PIN code **370140**. The 2011 Census counted **1,787 people in 388 households**, the 27th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 1,787people (2011)
- 388households
- 55.8%literacy
- 370140PIN code

## Kakarva PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kakarva is 370140.** Kakarva falls in Bhachau sub-district, Kachchh district, Gujarat.

- PIN code370140
- Gram panchayatKakarva
- Community development blockBhachau
- Census village code506638

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

## How far is Kakarva from nearby towns?

- Bhachau (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Bhuj (district HQ)94 km by road
- Bhachau (nearest town)22 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 Kakarva?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kakarva; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhachau
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhuj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhachau
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○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 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 Kakarva known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, sorghum and mung bean**. About 34% of the 3,700 hectares of village land is sown, and 220 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 Kakarva

Of every 100 households in Kakarva in 2011, 78 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kakarva · ■ Bhachau rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**50%

Tap water ****53%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**68%

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

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**75%

Use banking services ****38%**

**46%

Television ****29%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**14%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****27%**

**21%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Kakarva?

■ Kakarva · ■ Bhachau rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**923

Working population ****48.2%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 39.4% for women. 56% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 215 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 552 (64%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 71 (8%) · **■** Marginal 23 (3%)

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

- Shivlakha2,200 people
- Chopadva2,133 people
- Kharoi2,072 people
- Chhadavada1,953 people
- Amarapar1,747 people
- Sikara1,654 people
- Kumbhardi1,571 people
- Vamka1,525 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kakarva?370140
- How far is Kakarva from Bhuj?94 km by road
- What is the population of Kakarva?1,787 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kakarva in?Kachchh district (Bhachau sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Kakarva?55.8% (Census 2011)