# Ghorvada Village, Himatnagar, Sabar Kantha (Gujarat) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/himatnagar/ghorvada/ Village · Himatnagar, Sabar Kantha # Ghorvada Ghorvada is a village in Himatnagar sub-district of Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **383001**. The 2011 Census counted **826 people in 202 households**, the 96th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%. - 826people (2011) - 202households - 81.8%literacy - 383001PIN code ## Ghorvada PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ghorvada is 383001.** Ghorvada falls in Himatnagar sub-district, Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code383001 - Gram panchayatGhorvada - Community development blockHimatnagar - Census village code510492 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghorvada from nearby towns? - Himatnagar (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Himatnagar (district HQ)11 km by road - Himatnagar (nearest town)11 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 Ghorvada? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Ghorvada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jambudi - ○Degree college10+ km · Himatnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Himatnagar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ 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 Ghorvada known for? The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, wheat and ground nut**. About 53% of the 357 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Ghorvada Of every 100 households in Ghorvada in 2011, 94 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Ghorvada · ■ Himatnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **95% Toilet within the home ****37%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **48% Tap water ****98%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **61% Use banking services ****74%** **71% Television ****32%** **48% Mobile phone ****74%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****24%** **34% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **6% None of these assets ****15%** **22% Own their home ****97%** **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 Ghorvada? ■ Ghorvada · ■ Himatnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%** **82.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844** **930 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****636** **865 Working population ****53.5%** **40.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.1% for men and 71.1% for women. 56% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 42 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 51 (12%) · **■** Marginal 335 (76%) 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 Himatnagar - Kump858 people - Khandhol856 people - Pipaliya856 people - Piplodi850 people - Thumra773 people - Vajapur758 people - Vasna753 people - Raisingpura735 people [All 134 villages in Himatnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/himatnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghorvada?383001 - How far is Ghorvada from Himatnagar?11 km by road - What is the population of Ghorvada?826 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghorvada in?Sabar Kantha district (Himatnagar sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Ghorvada?81.8% (Census 2011)