Village · Unjha, Mahesana
# Shihi

Shihi is a village in Unjha sub-district of Mahesana district, Gujarat, PIN code 384170. The 2011 Census counted 3,302 people in 713 households, the 18th largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.
- 3,302 people (2011)
- 713 households
- 90.0% literacy
- 384170 PIN code

## Shihi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Shihi is 384170. Shihi falls in Unjha sub-district, Mahesana district, Gujarat.
- PIN code 384170
- Gram panchayat Shihi
- Community development block Unjha
- Census village code 509264

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Shihi from nearby towns?
- Unjha (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Mahesana (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Unjha (nearest town) 3 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Shihi?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Shihi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Unjha
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Unjha
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Unjha
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated 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.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shihi known for?

The main crops are wheat, pearlmillet/bajra and sorghum. About 78% of the 282 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Shihi

Of every 100 households in Shihi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shihi · ■ Unjha rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 90%
- Toilet within the home 65% 58%
- No toilet (open defecation) 35% 42%
- Tap water 100% 94%
- Drinking water within premises 94% 83%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 59% 45%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 38% 49%
- Use banking services 76% 66%
- Television 76% 58%
- Mobile phone 82% 66%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 32% 23%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 3%
- None of these assets 6% 16%
- Own their home 92% 90%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Shihi?

■ Shihi · ■ Unjha rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 90.0% 87.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 922 931
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 721 841
- Working population 57.8% 43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.1% for men and 84.6% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 516 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 277 (15%) · ■ Household industry 83 (4%) · ■ Other work 387 (20%) · ■ Marginal 645 (34%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Unjha
- Bhunav 3,530 people
- Varvada 3,411 people
- Visol 3,380 people
- Ranchhodpura 3,342 people
- Sunak 3,122 people
- Bhankhar 2,890 people
- Amudh 2,463 people
- Maherwada 2,446 people

All 31 villages in Unjha

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Shihi? 384170
- How far is Shihi from Mahesana? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Shihi? 3,302 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shihi in? Mahesana district (Unjha sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Shihi? 90.0% (Census 2011)

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