# Polajpur Village, Himatnagar, Sabar Kantha (Gujarat)

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Village · Himatnagar, Sabar Kantha 

# Polajpur

Polajpur is a village in Himatnagar sub-district of Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **383001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,521 people in 292 households**, the 56th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%.

- 1,521people (2011)
- 292households
- 74.9%literacy
- 383001PIN code

## Polajpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Polajpur is 383001.** Polajpur falls in Himatnagar sub-district, Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code383001
- Gram panchayatPolajpur
- Community development blockHimatnagar
- Census village code510533

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

## How far is Polajpur from nearby towns?

- Himatnagar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Himatnagar (district HQ)12 km by road
- Himatnagar (nearest town)12 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 Polajpur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Polajpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary 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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Himatnagar
- ○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, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Polajpur known for?

The main crops are **wheat, groundnut and castor**. About 76% of the 623 hectares of village land is sown, and 400 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 Polajpur

Of every 100 households in Polajpur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Polajpur · ■ Himatnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**48%

Tap water ****99%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**61%

Use banking services ****47%**

**71%

Television ****20%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**34%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****40%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Polajpur?

■ Polajpur · ■ Himatnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**865

Working population ****49.5%**

**40.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 56.1% for women. 55% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 265 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 447 (59%) · **■** Marginal 25 (3%)

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

- Sakrodiya1,618 people
- Pural1,548 people
- Mahadevpura1,540 people
- Lolasan1,533 people
- Shravana1,361 people
- Hunj1,343 people
- Bhavpur1,320 people
- Khed1,303 people

[All 134 villages in Himatnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/himatnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Polajpur?383001
- How far is Polajpur from Himatnagar?12 km by road
- What is the population of Polajpur?1,521 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Polajpur in?Sabar Kantha district (Himatnagar sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Polajpur?74.9% (Census 2011)
