# Khirai Village, Rapar, Kachchh (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Rapar, Kachchh 

# Khirai

Khirai is a village in Rapar sub-district of Kachchh district, Gujarat, PIN code **370165**. The 2011 Census counted **1,031 people in 223 households**, the 61st largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 1,031people (2011)
- 223households
- 56.4%literacy
- 370165PIN code

## Khirai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khirai is 370165.** Khirai falls in Rapar sub-district, Kachchh district, Gujarat.

- PIN code370165
- Gram panchayatKhirai
- Community development blockRapar
- Census village code506584

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

## How far is Khirai from nearby towns?

- Rapar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bhuj (district HQ)122 km by road
- Rapar (nearest town)15 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 Khirai?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Khirai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rapar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhuj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rapar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Khirai known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, mung bean and castor**. About 49% of the 1,357 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 Khirai

Of every 100 households in Khirai in 2011, 90 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khirai · ■ Rapar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**75%

Tap water ****92%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**93%

Use banking services ****45%**

**28%

Television ****32%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**30%

Own their home ****95%**

**93%

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 Khirai?

■ Khirai · ■ Rapar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1161**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934**

**933

Working population ****39.6%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.7% for men and 45.3% for women. 53% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 118 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (12%) · **■** Other work 124 (30%) · **■** Marginal 117 (29%)

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 Rapar

- Thoriari1,208 people
- Makhel1,178 people
- Dhadadhroni Vandh1,043 people
- Jesda1,040 people
- Naranpar966 people
- Bhimdevka913 people
- Kanpar898 people
- Vijapar887 people

[All 97 villages in Rapar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/kachchh/rapar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khirai?370165
- How far is Khirai from Bhuj?122 km by road
- What is the population of Khirai?1,031 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khirai in?Kachchh district (Rapar sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Khirai?56.4% (Census 2011)