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

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Village · Bhachau, Kachchh 

# Kanthkot

Kanthkot is a village in Bhachau sub-district of Kachchh district, Gujarat, PIN code **370135**. The 2011 Census counted **2,498 people in 572 households**, the 15th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 2,498people (2011)
- 572households
- 41.0%literacy
- 370135PIN code

## Kanthkot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanthkot is 370135.** Kanthkot falls in Bhachau sub-district, Kachchh district, Gujarat.

- PIN code370135
- Gram panchayatKanthkot
- Community development blockBhachau
- Census village code506639

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

## How far is Kanthkot from nearby towns?

- Bhachau (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Bhuj (district HQ)110 km by road
- Bhachau (nearest town)26 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 Kanthkot?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kanthkot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●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 · Adipur
- ○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 Kanthkot known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, sorghum and mung bean**. About 23% of the 10,498 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,450 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 Kanthkot

Of every 100 households in Kanthkot in 2011, 90 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanthkot · ■ Bhachau rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**50%

Tap water ****89%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**68%

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

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**75%

Use banking services ****42%**

**46%

Television ****27%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**14%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****21%**

**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 Kanthkot?

■ Kanthkot · ■ Bhachau rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.0%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**923

Working population ****31.3%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.1% for men and 29.4% for women. 51% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 283 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 408 (52%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 70 (9%) · **■** Marginal 20 (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

- Vandhiya3,048 people
- Lunva2,882 people
- Katariya Juna2,619 people
- May2,523 people
- Laliana2,488 people
- Bharudia2,451 people
- Vijpasar2,417 people
- Manfara2,316 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanthkot?370135
- How far is Kanthkot from Bhuj?110 km by road
- What is the population of Kanthkot?2,498 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanthkot in?Kachchh district (Bhachau sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Kanthkot?41.0% (Census 2011)