# Jhumkha Village, Bhuj, Kachchh (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhuj, Kachchh 

# Jhumkha

Jhumkha is a village in Bhuj sub-district of Kachchh district, Gujarat, PIN code **370427**. The 2011 Census counted **190 people in 38 households**, the 132nd largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 190people (2011)
- 38households
- 75.0%literacy
- 370427PIN code

## Jhumkha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jhumkha is 370427.** Jhumkha falls in Bhuj sub-district, Kachchh district, Gujarat.

- PIN code370427
- Gram panchayatBaladiya
- Community development blockBhuj
- Census village code506916

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

## How far is Jhumkha from nearby towns?

- Bhuj (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Bhuj (district HQ)21 km by road
- Bhuj (nearest town)21 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 Jhumkha?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Jhumkha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhuj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhuj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhuj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water 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 Jhumkha known for?

The main crops are **cotton, pearlmillet/bajra and sorghum**. About 27% of the 1,144 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Jhumkha

Of every 100 households in Jhumkha in 2011, 89 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhumkha · ■ Bhuj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**49%

Tap water ****100%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**75%

Use banking services ****81%**

**57%

Television ****57%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**26%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****0%**

**28%

Own their home ****65%**

**88%

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 Jhumkha?

■ Jhumkha · ■ Bhuj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**932

Working population ****44.7%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 65.3% for women. 62% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 28 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (52%) · **■** Other work 12 (14%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Bhuj

- Sapar Timbo206 people
- Kharod204 people
- Makanpar194 people
- Udhmo194 people
- Vatachhad171 people
- Vinchhiya171 people
- Payarko141 people
- Notiyar Bhakhari132 people

[All 159 villages in Bhuj](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/kachchh/bhuj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhumkha?370427
- How far is Jhumkha from Bhuj?21 km by road
- What is the population of Jhumkha?190 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhumkha in?Kachchh district (Bhuj sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Jhumkha?75.0% (Census 2011)