# Paj Village, Wankaner, Rajkot (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Wankaner, Rajkot 

# Paj

Paj is a village in Wankaner sub-district of Rajkot district, Gujarat, PIN code **363621**. The 2011 Census counted **976 people in 163 households**, the 68th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%.

- 976people (2011)
- 163households
- 76.2%literacy
- 363621PIN code

## Paj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paj is 363621.** Paj falls in Wankaner sub-district, Rajkot district, Gujarat.

- PIN code363621
- Gram panchayatPaj
- Community development blockWankaner
- Census village code512818

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

## How far is Paj from nearby towns?

- Wankaner (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Rajkot (district HQ)56 km by road
- Wankaner (nearest town)10 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 Paj?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Paj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Wankaner
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Wankaner
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajkot
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Paj known for?

The main crops are **cotton, sorghum and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 55% of the 512 hectares of village land is sown, and 224 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 Paj

Of every 100 households in Paj in 2011, 80 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Paj · ■ Wankaner rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**85%

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

**22%

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

**77%

Tap water ****99%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**40%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****57%**

**55%

Television ****12%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****44%**

**39%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**13%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 Paj?

■ Paj · ■ Wankaner rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**71.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1271**

**929

Working population ****50.7%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 67.8% for women. 60% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 157 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (7%) · **■** Other work 49 (10%) · **■** Marginal 253 (51%)

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 Wankaner

- Gundakhada1,089 people
- Tarakiya1,077 people
- Kashipar1,017 people
- Shekhardi986 people
- Jamsar969 people
- Virpar959 people
- Garida955 people
- Satapar926 people

[All 99 villages in Wankaner](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/rajkot/wankaner/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paj?363621
- How far is Paj from Rajkot?56 km by road
- What is the population of Paj?976 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paj in?Rajkot district (Wankaner sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Paj?76.2% (Census 2011)