Village · Dhansura, Sabar Kantha # Shika Shika is a village in Dhansura sub-district of Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code 383310. The 2011 Census counted 4,310 people in 874 households, the 5th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 4,310 people (2011) - 874 households - 79.2% literacy - 383310 PIN code ## Shika PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Shika is 383310. Shika falls in Dhansura sub-district, Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code 383310 - Gram panchayat Shika - Community development block Dhansura - Census village code 510834 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shika from nearby towns? - Modasa (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Himatnagar (district HQ) 35 km by road - Modasa (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shika? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Shika; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 5 govt · 1 private - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dhansura - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Modasa - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Dhansura - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - 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 Shika known for? The main crops are maize, cotton and castor. About 81% of the 1,898 hectares of village land is sown, and 780 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shika Of every 100 households in Shika in 2011, 96 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Shika · ■ Dhansura rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 92% - Toilet within the home 39% 36% - No toilet (open defecation) 61% 64% - Tap water 57% 65% - Drinking water within premises 43% 54% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 23% 17% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 71% 76% - Use banking services 64% 53% - Television 49% 39% - Mobile phone 48% 49% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 27% 26% - Car / jeep / van 5% 6% - None of these assets 30% 33% - Own their home 97% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shika? ■ Shika · ■ Dhansura rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 79.2% 75.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 882 926 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 861 906 - Working population 49.6% 46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.0% for men and 64.6% for women. 56% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 480 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 321 (15%) · ■ Household industry 12 (1%) · ■ Other work 346 (16%) · ■ Marginal 979 (46%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dhansura - Dhansura 12,424 people - Vadagam 7,187 people - Akrund 6,168 people - Shinol 4,390 people - Butal 4,148 people - Barnoli 3,770 people - Ambasar 2,707 people - Ramos 2,687 people All 72 villages in Dhansura ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shika? 383310 - How far is Shika from Himatnagar? 35 km by road - What is the population of Shika? 4,310 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shika in? Sabar Kantha district (Dhansura sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Shika? 79.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/dhansura/shika/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.