# Kharod Village, Vijapur, Mahesana (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/mahesana/vijapur/kharod/ Village · Vijapur, Mahesana # Kharod Kharod is a village in Vijapur sub-district of Mahesana district, Gujarat, PIN code **382840**. The 2011 Census counted **6,708 people in 1,424 households**, the 7th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.7%. - 6,708people (2011) - 1,424households - 76.7%literacy - 382840PIN code ## Kharod PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kharod is 382840.** Kharod falls in Vijapur sub-district, Mahesana district, Gujarat. - PIN code382840 - Gram panchayatKharod - Community development blockVijapur - Census village code509398 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kharod from nearby towns? - Vijapur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Mahesana (district HQ)40 km by road - Vijapur (nearest town)14 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 Kharod? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Kharod; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Vijapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vijapur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Kharod known for? The main crops are **cotton, rapeseed and castor**. About 91% of the 1,851 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,473 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 Kharod Of every 100 households in Kharod in 2011, 82 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kharod · ■ Vijapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **92% Toilet within the home ****33%** **58% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **41% Tap water ****81%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **46% Use banking services ****55%** **66% Television ****48%** **59% Mobile phone ****57%** **69% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **6% None of these assets ****24%** **18% Own their home ****95%** **90% 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 Kharod? ■ Kharod · ■ Vijapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%** **84.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870** **927 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****720** **839 Working population ****46.0%** **46.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.4% for men and 64.6% for women. 57% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 786 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,305 (42%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 699 (23%) · **■** Marginal 294 (10%) 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 Vijapur - Vijapur11,938 people - Vasai11,609 people - Dabhala9,503 people - Pilvai8,690 people - Gavada5,965 people - Sanghpur5,811 people - Jantral5,788 people - Ranasan5,334 people [All 64 villages in Vijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/mahesana/vijapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kharod?382840 - How far is Kharod from Mahesana?40 km by road - What is the population of Kharod?6,708 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kharod in?Mahesana district (Vijapur sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Kharod?76.7% (Census 2011)