# Pedhmala Village, Himatnagar, Sabar Kantha (Gujarat) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/himatnagar/pedhmala/ Village · Himatnagar, Sabar Kantha # Pedhmala Pedhmala is a village in Himatnagar sub-district of Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **383030**. The 2011 Census counted **1,647 people in 342 households**, the 50th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%. - 1,647people (2011) - 342households - 81.2%literacy - 383030PIN code ## Pedhmala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pedhmala is 383030.** Pedhmala falls in Himatnagar sub-district, Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code383030 - Gram panchayatPedhmala - Community development blockHimatnagar - Census village code510573 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pedhmala from nearby towns? - Himatnagar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Himatnagar (district HQ)30 km by road - Himatnagar (nearest town)30 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 Pedhmala? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Pedhmala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 · Gambhoi - ○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 and hand pumps - 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 Pedhmala known for? The main crops are **wheat, castor and ground nut**. About 47% of the 925 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Pedhmala Of every 100 households in Pedhmala in 2011, 90 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Pedhmala · ■ Himatnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **95% Toilet within the home ****27%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **48% Tap water ****98%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****97%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **61% Use banking services ****29%** **71% Television ****27%** **48% Mobile phone ****40%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****15%** **34% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **6% None of these assets ****52%** **22% Own their home ****95%** **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 Pedhmala? ■ Pedhmala · ■ Himatnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%** **82.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882** **930 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889** **865 Working population ****37.6%** **40.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.3% for men and 69.8% for women. 54% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 221 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (19%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 115 (19%) · **■** Marginal 161 (26%) 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 - Prempur1,746 people - Lalpur1,677 people - Sayebapur1,667 people - Mathasuliya1,660 people - Jambudi1,641 people - Sakrodiya1,618 people - Pural1,548 people - Mahadevpura1,540 people [All 134 villages in Himatnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/himatnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pedhmala?383030 - How far is Pedhmala from Himatnagar?30 km by road - What is the population of Pedhmala?1,647 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pedhmala in?Sabar Kantha district (Himatnagar sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Pedhmala?81.2% (Census 2011)