# Kalchhavad Village, Khedbrahma, Sabar Kantha (Gujarat) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/khedbrahma/kalchhavad/ Village · Khedbrahma, Sabar Kantha # Kalchhavad Kalchhavad is a village in Khedbrahma sub-district of Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **383422**. The 2011 Census counted **1,653 people in 228 households**, the 66th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.2%. - 1,653people (2011) - 228households - 42.5%literacy - 383422PIN code ## Kalchhavad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalchhavad is 383422.** Kalchhavad falls in Khedbrahma sub-district, Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code383422 - Gram panchayatKalikankar - Community development blockKhedbrahma - Census village code509737 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalchhavad from nearby towns? - Khedbrahma (sub-district HQ)62 km by road - Himatnagar (district HQ)120 km by road - Khedbrahma (nearest town)62 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 Kalchhavad? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Kalchhavad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Poshina - ○Degree college10+ km · Khedbrahma - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khedbrahma - ○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 waterhand pumps 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 Kalchhavad known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and pigeon pea**. About 28% of the 511 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 Kalchhavad Of every 100 households in Kalchhavad in 2011, 96 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kalchhavad · ■ Khedbrahma rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **79% Toilet within the home ****0%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **19% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **91% Use banking services ****16%** **38% Television ****1%** **13% Mobile phone ****10%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****72%** **65% Own their home ****100%** **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 Kalchhavad? ■ Kalchhavad · ■ Khedbrahma rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****42.5%** **53.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952** **953 Working population ****47.4%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 48.2% for men and 36.7% for women. 47% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 229 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 530 (68%) · **■** Other work 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 10 (1%) 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 Khedbrahma - Umbarva1,796 people - Khergadh1,770 people - Matoda1,709 people - Mota Baval1,698 people - Kajavas1,647 people - Valsadi1,636 people - Mahudi1,627 people - Sitol1,573 people [All 136 villages in Khedbrahma](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/khedbrahma/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalchhavad?383422 - How far is Kalchhavad from Himatnagar?120 km by road - What is the population of Kalchhavad?1,653 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalchhavad in?Sabar Kantha district (Khedbrahma sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Kalchhavad?42.5% (Census 2011)