# Golaj Village, Thasra, Kheda (Gujarat) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Thasra, Kheda 

# Golaj

Golaj is a village in Thasra sub-district of Kheda district, Gujarat, PIN code **388250**. The 2011 Census counted **3,412 people in 716 households**, the 28th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.4%.

- 3,412people (2011)
- 716households
- 72.4%literacy
- 388250PIN code

## Golaj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Golaj is 388250.** Golaj falls in Thasra sub-district, Kheda district, Gujarat.

- PIN code388250
- Gram panchayatGolaj
- Community development blockThasra
- Census village code517725

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

## How far is Golaj from nearby towns?

- Thasra (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Nadiad (district HQ)48 km by road
- Thasra (nearest town)3 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 Golaj?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Golaj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thasra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mahudha
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Thasra
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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, covered wells, hand pumps, 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 Golaj known for?

The main crops are **tobacco, onion and maize**. About 80% of the 902 hectares of village land is sown, and 720 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 Golaj

Of every 100 households in Golaj in 2011, 55 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Golaj · ■ Thasra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**77%

Tap water ****16%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**88%

Use banking services ****26%**

**32%

Television ****18%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****47%**

**43%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Golaj?

■ Golaj · ■ Thasra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**79.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**902

Working population ****39.2%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 57.2% for women. 58% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 475 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 453 (34%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 104 (8%) · **■** Marginal 304 (23%)

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 Thasra

- Masra4,298 people
- Khijalpur Talpad4,265 people
- Pandvania4,185 people
- Saiyat3,679 people
- Nes3,309 people
- Chetarsumba3,201 people
- Sui3,128 people
- Bordi3,095 people

[All 96 villages in Thasra](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/kheda/thasra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Golaj?388250
- How far is Golaj from Nadiad?48 km by road
- What is the population of Golaj?3,412 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Golaj in?Kheda district (Thasra sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Golaj?72.4% (Census 2011)