# Shamalaji Village, Bhiloda, Sabar Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/bhiloda/shamalaji/ Village · Bhiloda, Sabar Kantha # Shamalaji Shamalaji is a village in Bhiloda sub-district of Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **383355**. The 2011 Census counted **1,097 people in 224 households**, the 89th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.3%. - 1,097people (2011) - 224households - 88.1%literacy - 383355PIN code ## Shamalaji PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shamalaji is 383355.** Shamalaji falls in Bhiloda sub-district, Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code383355 - Gram panchayatShamalaji - Community development blockBhiloda - Census village code510262 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shamalaji from nearby towns? - Bhiloda (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Himatnagar (district HQ)50 km by road - Bhiloda (nearest town)18 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 Shamalaji? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Shamalaji; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Shamalaji known for? The main crops are **maize, pulses and cotton**. About 19% of the 105 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Shamalaji Of every 100 households in Shamalaji in 2011, 80 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Shamalaji · ■ Bhiloda rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **94% Toilet within the home ****89%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **74% Tap water ****54%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **89% Use banking services ****80%** **65% Television ****30%** **27% Mobile phone ****46%** **51% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **3% None of these assets ****39%** **35% Own their home ****67%** **98% 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 Shamalaji? ■ Shamalaji · ■ Bhiloda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%** **78.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956** **920 Working population ****31.1%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.8% for men and 82.4% for women. 50% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 103 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (7%) · **■** Other work 181 (53%) · **■** Marginal 34 (10%) 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 Bhiloda - Panch Mahudi1,120 people - Shobhayada1,117 people - Meravada1,108 people - Malekpur1,101 people - Naranpur1,079 people - Indrapura1,051 people - Nana Kanthariya1,022 people - Fatepur1,012 people [All 167 villages in Bhiloda](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/bhiloda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shamalaji?383355 - How far is Shamalaji from Himatnagar?50 km by road - What is the population of Shamalaji?1,097 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shamalaji in?Sabar Kantha district (Bhiloda sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Shamalaji?88.1% (Census 2011)