# Shamalkuva Village, Ghoghamba, Panch Mahals (Gujarat)

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Village · Ghoghamba, Panch Mahals 

# Shamalkuva

Shamalkuva is a village in Ghoghamba sub-district of Panch Mahals district, Gujarat, PIN code **389365**. The 2011 Census counted **2,715 people in 376 households**, the 33rd largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%.

- 2,715people (2011)
- 376households
- 48.2%literacy
- 389365PIN code

## Shamalkuva PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shamalkuva is 389365.** Shamalkuva falls in Ghoghamba sub-district, Panch Mahals district, Gujarat.

- PIN code389365
- Gram panchayatShamalkuva
- Community development blockGhoghamba
- Census village code518785

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

## How far is Shamalkuva from nearby towns?

- Ghoghamba (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Godhra (district HQ)49 km by road
- Halol (nearest town)35 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 Shamalkuva?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Shamalkuva; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ghoghamba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Halol
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Godhra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Shamalkuva known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and pigeon pea**. About 99% of the 474 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Shamalkuva

Of every 100 households in Shamalkuva in 2011, 79 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shamalkuva · ■ Ghoghamba rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****19%**

**28%

Television ****5%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Shamalkuva?

■ Shamalkuva · ■ Ghoghamba rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.2%**

**58.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**949

Working population ****35.8%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.5% for men and 38.5% for women. 48% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 425 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (9%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (3%) · **■** Marginal 423 (43%)

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 Ghoghamba

- Gamani2,920 people
- Gundi2,815 people
- Farod2,809 people
- Paroli2,769 people
- Vav2,710 people
- Ranjitnagar2,688 people
- Dhaneshwar2,620 people
- Kharkhadi2,606 people

[All 96 villages in Ghoghamba](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/panch-mahals/ghoghamba/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shamalkuva?389365
- How far is Shamalkuva from Godhra?49 km by road
- What is the population of Shamalkuva?2,715 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shamalkuva in?Panch Mahals district (Ghoghamba sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Shamalkuva?48.2% (Census 2011)