# May Village, Bhachau, Kachchh (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bhachau, Kachchh 

# May

May is a village in Bhachau sub-district of Kachchh district, Gujarat, PIN code **370140**. The 2011 Census counted **2,523 people in 545 households**, the 14th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 2,523people (2011)
- 545households
- 57.8%literacy
- 370140PIN code

## May PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code370140
- Gram panchayatMay
- Community development blockBhachau
- Census village code506645

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

## How far is May from nearby towns?

- Bhachau (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Bhuj (district HQ)100 km by road
- Bhachau (nearest town)23 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 May?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn 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 centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 May known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, sorghum and mung bean**. About 73% of the 4,306 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 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 May

Of every 100 households in May in 2011, 98 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ May · ■ Bhachau rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**50%

Tap water ****99%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**68%

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

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**75%

Use banking services ****61%**

**46%

Television ****30%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****19%**

**21%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 May?

■ May · ■ Bhachau rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797**

**923

Working population ****34.5%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.5% for men and 44.9% for women. 56% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 398 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 279 (32%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 78 (9%) · **■** Marginal 105 (12%)

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

- Gharana3,469 people
- Vandhiya3,048 people
- Lunva2,882 people
- Katariya Juna2,619 people
- Kanthkot2,498 people
- Laliana2,488 people
- Bharudia2,451 people
- Vijpasar2,417 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of May?370140
- How far is May from Bhuj?100 km by road
- What is the population of May?2,523 (Census 2011)
- Which district is May in?Kachchh district (Bhachau sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of May?57.8% (Census 2011)