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

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Village · Bhachau, Kachchh 

# Shikarpur

Shikarpur is a village in Bhachau sub-district of Kachchh district, Gujarat, PIN code **370150**. The 2011 Census counted **4,988 people in 1,070 households**, the 7th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 4,988people (2011)
- 1,070households
- 44.1%literacy
- 370150PIN code

## Shikarpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shikarpur is 370150.** Shikarpur falls in Bhachau sub-district, Kachchh district, Gujarat.

- PIN code370150
- Gram panchayatShikarpur
- Community development blockBhachau
- Census village code506692

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

## How far is Shikarpur from nearby towns?

- Bhachau (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Bhuj (district HQ)116 km by road
- Bhachau (nearest town)36 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 Shikarpur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Shikarpur; 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
- ●National highwayIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lakadiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Morvi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhachau
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Shikarpur known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, cotton and mung bean**. About 54% of the 5,194 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Shikarpur

Of every 100 households in Shikarpur in 2011, 68 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shikarpur · ■ Bhachau rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**50%

Tap water ****100%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**68%

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

**13%

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

**75%

Use banking services ****17%**

**46%

Television ****19%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**14%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****35%**

**21%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Shikarpur?

■ Shikarpur · ■ Bhachau rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.1%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**923

Working population ****30.1%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.0% for men and 31.8% for women. 53% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 169 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 462 (31%) · **■** Household industry 33 (2%) · **■** Other work 750 (50%) · **■** Marginal 87 (6%)

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

- Lakadiya8,651 people
- Chobari8,000 people
- Chirai Nani7,711 people
- Vondh6,972 people
- Jangi4,713 people
- Chirai Moti3,953 people
- Gharana3,469 people
- Vandhiya3,048 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shikarpur?370150
- How far is Shikarpur from Bhuj?116 km by road
- What is the population of Shikarpur?4,988 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikarpur in?Kachchh district (Bhachau sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Shikarpur?44.1% (Census 2011)