# Neknam Village, Tankara, Rajkot (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Tankara, Rajkot 

# Neknam

Neknam is a village in Tankara sub-district of Rajkot district, Gujarat, PIN code **363650**. The 2011 Census counted **3,552 people in 720 households**, the 3rd largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 3,552people (2011)
- 720households
- 77.1%literacy
- 363650PIN code

## Neknam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Neknam is 363650.** Neknam falls in Tankara sub-district, Rajkot district, Gujarat.

- PIN code363650
- Gram panchayatNeknam
- Community development blockTankara
- Census village code512753

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

## How far is Neknam from nearby towns?

- Tankara (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Rajkot (district HQ)40 km by road
- Paddhari (nearest town)13 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 Neknam?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Neknam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●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
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Paddhari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajkot
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tankara
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Neknam known for?

The main crops are **cotton, groundnut and sesame**. About 71% of the 2,578 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 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 Neknam

Of every 100 households in Neknam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 58 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Neknam · ■ Tankara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**57%

Tap water ****98%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**79%

Use banking services ****92%**

**67%

Television ****72%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****58%**

**56%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

Own their home ****95%**

**92%

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 Neknam?

■ Neknam · ■ Tankara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**886

Working population ****47.7%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 67.5% for women. 56% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 530 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 211 (12%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 317 (19%) · **■** Marginal 618 (37%)

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 Tankara

- Tankara11,421 people
- Lajai4,126 people
- Hadmatiya3,283 people
- Virpar2,974 people
- Mitana2,937 people
- Sajanpar2,776 people

[All 47 villages in Tankara](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/rajkot/tankara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Neknam?363650
- How far is Neknam from Rajkot?40 km by road
- What is the population of Neknam?3,552 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Neknam in?Rajkot district (Tankara sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Neknam?77.1% (Census 2011)
