# Jalu, Nakhatrana, Kachchh (Gujarat) – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Nakhatrana, Kachchh 

# Jalu

Jalu is a village in [Nakhatrana](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/kachchh/nakhatrana/) sub-district of [Kachchh](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/kachchh/) district, [Gujarat](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/), PIN code **370001**. The 2011 Census counted **406 people in 88 households**, the 84th largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 406people (2011)
- 88households
- 38.7%literacy
- 370001PIN code

## Jalu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jalu is 370001.** Jalu falls in Nakhatrana sub-district, Kachchh district, Gujarat.

- PIN code370001
- Gram panchayatVang
- Community development blockNakhatrana
- Census village code506956

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

## How far is Jalu from nearby towns?

- Nakhatrana (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Bhuj (district HQ)65 km by road
- Bhuj (nearest town)65 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 Jalu?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Jalu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nakhatrana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nakhatrana
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhuj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Jalu known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, moth bean and mung bean**. About 19% of the 2,022 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 Jalu

Of every 100 households in Jalu in 2011, 17 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jalu · ■ Nakhatrana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**66%

Use banking services ****100%**

**55%

Television ****0%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**28%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****89%**

**20%

Own their home ****74%**

**77%

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 Jalu?

■ Jalu · ■ Nakhatrana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.7%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****772**

**922

Working population ****22.7%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.9% for men and 20.8% for women. 41% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 91 (99%) · **■** Other work 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 Nakhatrana

- Paneli445 people
- Mosuna438 people
- Aiyar437 people
- Dhavda Nana419 people
- Bhitara404 people
- Anandsar392 people
- Charakhada381 people
- Kakadbhit381 people

[All 132 villages in Nakhatrana](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/kachchh/nakhatrana/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jalu?370001
- How far is Jalu from Bhuj?65 km by road
- What is the population of Jalu?406 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jalu in?Kachchh district (Nakhatrana sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Jalu?38.7% (Census 2011)