Village · Modasa, Sabar Kantha
# Kau

Kau is a village in Modasa sub-district of Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code 383315. The 2011 Census counted 4,741 people in 808 households, the 3rd largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.
- 4,741 people (2011)
- 808 households
- 48.6% literacy
- 383315 PIN code

## Kau PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kau is 383315. Kau falls in Modasa sub-district, Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat.
- PIN code 383315
- Gram panchayat Kau
- Community development block Modasa
- Census village code 510823

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kau from nearby towns?
- Modasa (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Himatnagar (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Modasa (nearest town) 9 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kau?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Meghraj
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Modasa
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Meghraj
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, 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.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kau known for?

The main crops are maize, wheat and cotton. About 55% of the 1,193 hectares of village land is sown, and 319 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kau

Of every 100 households in Kau in 2011, 88 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kau · ■ Modasa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 88% 95%
- Toilet within the home 1% 33%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 66%
- Tap water 18% 68%
- Drinking water within premises 8% 52%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 15%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 77%
- Use banking services 11% 52%
- Television 26% 34%
- Mobile phone 34% 52%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 7% 21%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 51% 34%
- Own their home 98% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kau?

■ Kau · ■ Modasa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 48.6% 75.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1009 945
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 976 904
- Working population 40.3% 43.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.1% for men and 34.4% for women. 52% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 463 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 404 (21%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 191 (10%) · ■ Marginal 852 (45%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Modasa
- Tintoi 8,564 people
- Muloj 4,911 people
- Sayra 4,385 people
- Medhasan 3,997 people
- Limbhoi 3,582 people
- Gajan 3,547 people

All 105 villages in Modasa

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kau? 383315
- How far is Kau from Himatnagar? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Kau? 4,741 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kau in? Sabar Kantha district (Modasa sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Kau? 48.6% (Census 2011)

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