Village · Kutiyana, Porbandar
# Dharsan

Dharsan is a village in Kutiyana sub-district of Porbandar district, Gujarat, PIN code 362650. The 2011 Census counted 843 people in 176 households, the 36th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.
- 843 people (2011)
- 176 households
- 76.4% literacy
- 362650 PIN code

## Dharsan PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dharsan is 362650. Dharsan falls in Kutiyana sub-district, Porbandar district, Gujarat.
- PIN code 362650
- Gram panchayat Dharsan
- Community development block Kutiyana
- Census village code 514339

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

## How far is Dharsan from nearby towns?
- Kutiyana (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Porbandar (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Bantwa (nearest town) 15 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Dharsan?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dharsan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kutiyana
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Porbandar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kutiyana
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water 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 Dharsan known for?

The main crops are ground nut, cotton and pearlmillet/bajra. About 91% of the 815 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dharsan

Of every 100 households in Dharsan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dharsan · ■ Kutiyana rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 92%
- Toilet within the home 31% 39%
- No toilet (open defecation) 69% 60%
- Tap water 98% 76%
- Drinking water within premises 98% 68%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 84%
- Use banking services 83% 76%
- Television 59% 53%
- Mobile phone 70% 69%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 30% 31%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 19% 18%
- Own their home 95% 92%

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

## What is the population of Dharsan?

■ Dharsan · ■ Kutiyana rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.4% 70.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1061 953
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 882 920
- Working population 57.3% 42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 64.8% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 167 (35%) · ■ Farm labourers 35 (7%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 37 (8%) · ■ Marginal 243 (50%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Kutiyana
- Tarkhai 957 people
- Kavalka 912 people
- Kantol 886 people
- Helabeli 847 people
- Choliyana 800 people
- Bhadula 745 people
- Junej 671 people
- Daduka 655 people

All 47 villages in Kutiyana

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dharsan? 362650
- How far is Dharsan from Porbandar? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Dharsan? 843 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharsan in? Porbandar district (Kutiyana sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Dharsan? 76.4% (Census 2011)

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