# Sumarasar -Shekhvali Village, Bhuj, Kachchh (Gujarat) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/kachchh/bhuj/sumarasar-shekhvali/ Village · Bhuj, Kachchh # Sumarasar -Shekhvali Sumarasar -Shekhvali is a village in Bhuj sub-district of Kachchh district, Gujarat, PIN code **370001**. The 2011 Census counted **6,236 people in 1,203 households**, the 5th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%. - 6,236people (2011) - 1,203households - 51.9%literacy - 370001PIN code ## Sumarasar -Shekhvali PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sumarasar -Shekhvali is 370001.** Sumarasar -Shekhvali falls in Bhuj sub-district, Kachchh district, Gujarat. - PIN code370001 - Gram panchayatSumarasar -Shekhvali - Community development blockBhuj - Census village code506793 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sumarasar -Shekhvali from nearby towns? - Bhuj (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Bhuj (district HQ)25 km by road - Bhuj (nearest town)25 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 Sumarasar -Shekhvali? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Sumarasar -Shekhvali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●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 - ●Commercial bankIn 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 · Bhuj - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhuj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhuj - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - 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 Sumarasar -Shekhvali known for? The main crops are **cotton, mung bean and sorghum**. Products made here include slipper. About 72% of the 2,255 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,396 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 Sumarasar -Shekhvali Of every 100 households in Sumarasar -Shekhvali in 2011, 98 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sumarasar -Shekhvali · ■ Bhuj rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **82% Toilet within the home ****68%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **49% Tap water ****1%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **75% Use banking services ****54%** **57% Television ****36%** **42% Mobile phone ****56%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **5% None of these assets ****34%** **28% Own their home ****96%** **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 Sumarasar -Shekhvali? ■ Sumarasar -Shekhvali · ■ Bhuj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.9%** **61.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1046** **932 Working population ****31.8%** **35.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.9% for men and 38.6% for women. 55% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 700 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,067 (54%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 201 (10%) · **■** Marginal 7 (0%) 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 - Dhrobana8,098 people - Kera8,063 people - Dinara7,319 people - Kukma7,216 people - Baladiya5,470 people - Bharapar5,454 people - Naranpar Pasayati5,307 people - Juriya5,267 people [All 159 villages in Bhuj](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/kachchh/bhuj/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sumarasar -Shekhvali?370001 - How far is Sumarasar -Shekhvali from Bhuj?25 km by road - What is the population of Sumarasar -Shekhvali?6,236 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sumarasar -Shekhvali in?Kachchh district (Bhuj sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Sumarasar -Shekhvali?51.9% (Census 2011)