# Kherai Village, Meghraj, Sabar Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Meghraj, Sabar Kantha 

# Kherai

Kherai is a village in Meghraj sub-district of Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **383350**. The 2011 Census counted **864 people in 146 households**, the 73rd largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 864people (2011)
- 146households
- 55.9%literacy
- 383350PIN code

## Kherai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kherai is 383350.** Kherai falls in Meghraj sub-district, Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code383350
- Gram panchayatKherai
- Community development blockMeghraj
- Census village code510416

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

## How far is Kherai from nearby towns?

- Meghraj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Himatnagar (district HQ)75 km by road
- Meghraj (nearest town)8 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 Kherai?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kherai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Meghraj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Modasa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Modasa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Kherai known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 59% of the 363 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Kherai

Of every 100 households in Kherai in 2011, 93 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kherai · ■ Meghraj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****40%**

**41%

Television ****3%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****64%**

**50%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Kherai?

■ Kherai · ■ Meghraj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1082**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**932

Working population ****49.7%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 38.5% for women. 50% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 127 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 203 (47%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 94 (22%)

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 Meghraj

- Khakhariya890 people
- Patelna Chhapra883 people
- Odha880 people
- Zeriyawada868 people
- Manda863 people
- Sendaryo853 people
- Behdaj840 people
- Tarakvada827 people

[All 128 villages in Meghraj](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/meghraj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kherai?383350
- How far is Kherai from Himatnagar?75 km by road
- What is the population of Kherai?864 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kherai in?Sabar Kantha district (Meghraj sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Kherai?55.9% (Census 2011)