# Padana Village, Gandhidham, Kachchh (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Gandhidham, Kachchh 

# Padana

Padana is a village in Gandhidham sub-district of Kachchh district, Gujarat, PIN code **370240**. The 2011 Census counted **2,059 people in 432 households**, the 4th largest of 6 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 2,059people (2011)
- 432households
- 58.9%literacy
- 370240PIN code

## Padana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Padana is 370240.** Padana falls in Gandhidham sub-district, Kachchh district, Gujarat.

- PIN code370240
- Gram panchayatPadana
- Community development blockGandhidham
- Census village code507350

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

## How far is Padana from nearby towns?

- Gandhidham (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bhuj (district HQ)70 km by road
- Mundra (nearest town)4 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 Padana?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Padana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gandhidham
- ○Degree college10+ km · Adipur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gandhidham
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Padana known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, sorghum and mung bean**. About 49% of the 1,165 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Padana

Of every 100 households in Padana in 2011, 94 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Padana · ■ Gandhidham rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**37%

Tap water ****95%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**57%

Use banking services ****54%**

**44%

Television ****62%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**29%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**5%

None of these assets ****17%**

**18%

Own their home ****84%**

**71%

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 Padana?

■ Padana · ■ Gandhidham rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**906

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****820**

**921

Working population ****28.5%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 47.9% for women. 52% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 105 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 456 (78%) · **■** Marginal 13 (2%)

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 Gandhidham

- Kidana15,669 people
- Mithi Rohar13,712 people
- Shinay4,345 people
- Chudva1,734 people
- Bharapar1,462 people

[All 6 villages in Gandhidham](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/kachchh/gandhidham/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Padana?370240
- How far is Padana from Bhuj?70 km by road
- What is the population of Padana?2,059 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Padana in?Kachchh district (Gandhidham sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Padana?58.9% (Census 2011)