# Nirona Village, Nakhatrana, Kachchh (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Nakhatrana, Kachchh 

# Nirona

Nirona is a village in Nakhatrana sub-district of Kachchh district, Gujarat, PIN code **370001**. The 2011 Census counted **5,710 people in 1,085 households**, the 2nd largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 5,710people (2011)
- 1,085households
- 63.2%literacy
- 370001PIN code

## Nirona PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code370001
- Gram panchayatNirona
- Community development blockNakhatrana
- Census village code506977

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

## How far is Nirona from nearby towns?

- Nakhatrana (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Bhuj (district HQ)40 km by road
- Bhuj (nearest town)40 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 Nirona?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Nirona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Cooperative 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
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Nirona known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, pearlmillet/bajra and castor**. About 26% of the 12,850 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,878 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 Nirona

Of every 100 households in Nirona in 2011, 96 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Nirona · ■ Nakhatrana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**44%

Tap water ****97%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**66%

Use banking services ****64%**

**55%

Television ****59%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****10%**

**20%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Nirona?

■ Nirona · ■ Nakhatrana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1115**

**922

Working population ****37.8%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 52.6% for women. 60% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 390 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,307 (61%) · **■** Household industry 49 (2%) · **■** Other work 376 (17%) · **■** Marginal 36 (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 Nakhatrana

- Nakhatrana17,478 people
- Netra5,511 people
- Kotda Jadodar5,467 people
- Vithon4,972 people
- Ravapar4,584 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nirona?370001
- How far is Nirona from Bhuj?40 km by road
- What is the population of Nirona?5,710 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nirona in?Kachchh district (Nakhatrana sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Nirona?63.2% (Census 2011)