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

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Village · Wankaner, Rajkot 

# Shekhardi

Shekhardi is a village in Wankaner sub-district of Rajkot district, Gujarat, PIN code **363621**. The 2011 Census counted **986 people in 174 households**, the 67th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%.

- 986people (2011)
- 174households
- 55.6%literacy
- 363621PIN code

## Shekhardi PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code363621
- Gram panchayatShekhardi
- Community development blockWankaner
- Census village code512835

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

## How far is Shekhardi from nearby towns?

- Wankaner (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Rajkot (district HQ)68 km by road
- Wankaner (nearest town)17 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 Shekhardi?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhardi; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Wankaner
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wankaner
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajkot
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, 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 Shekhardi known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, sorghum and cotton**. About 53% of the 731 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 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 Shekhardi

Of every 100 households in Shekhardi in 2011, 76 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shekhardi · ■ Wankaner rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**62%

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

**40%

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

**3%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****30%**

**55%

Television ****21%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****44%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**13%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 Shekhardi?

■ Shekhardi · ■ Wankaner rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**71.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1222**

**929

Working population ****51.6%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 38.4% for women. 63% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 269 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 66 (13%) · **■** Marginal 67 (13%)

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

- Samtherva1,116 people
- Gundakhada1,089 people
- Tarakiya1,077 people
- Kashipar1,017 people
- Paj976 people
- Jamsar969 people
- Virpar959 people
- Garida955 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shekhardi?363621
- How far is Shekhardi from Rajkot?68 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhardi?986 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhardi in?Rajkot district (Wankaner sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhardi?55.6% (Census 2011)