# Kanij Village, Sami, Patan (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sami, Patan 

# Kanij

Kanij is a village in Sami sub-district of Patan district, Gujarat, PIN code **384245**. The 2011 Census counted **2,401 people in 474 households**, the 24th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 2,401people (2011)
- 474households
- 64.4%literacy
- 384245PIN code

## Kanij PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanij is 384245.** Kanij falls in Sami sub-district, Patan district, Gujarat.

- PIN code384245
- Gram panchayatKanij
- Community development blockSami
- Census village code508989

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

## How far is Kanij from nearby towns?

- Sami (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Patan (district HQ)65 km by road
- Radhanpur (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 Kanij?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baspa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Patan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Radhanpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps 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 Kanij known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, castor and wheat**. About 81% of the 1,802 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 Kanij

Of every 100 households in Kanij in 2011, 85 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanij · ■ Sami rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**66%

Tap water ****55%**

**73%

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

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****43%**

**50%

Television ****20%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**28%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kanij?

■ Kanij · ■ Sami rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994**

**904

Working population ****33.6%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 50.0% for women. 58% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 394 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 232 (29%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 79 (10%) · **■** Marginal 99 (12%)

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 Sami

- Varana2,864 people
- Kukrana2,862 people
- Kuvarad2,550 people
- Ranavada2,461 people
- Mahmadpura2,391 people
- Dhadhana2,261 people
- Gajdinpura2,185 people
- Ranod2,083 people

[All 98 villages in Sami](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/patan/sami/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanij?384245
- How far is Kanij from Patan?65 km by road
- What is the population of Kanij?2,401 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanij in?Patan district (Sami sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Kanij?64.4% (Census 2011)