# Varthu Village, Modasa, Sabar Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/modasa/varthu/ Village · Modasa, Sabar Kantha # Varthu Varthu is a village in Modasa sub-district of Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **383317**. The 2011 Census counted **1,547 people in 347 households**, the 34th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%. - 1,547people (2011) - 347households - 80.8%literacy - 383317PIN code ## Varthu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Varthu is 383317.** Varthu falls in Modasa sub-district, Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code383317 - Gram panchayatVarthu - Community development blockModasa - Census village code510765 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Varthu from nearby towns? - Modasa (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Himatnagar (district HQ)35 km by road - Modasa (nearest town)11 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 Varthu? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Varthu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Modasa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Modasa - ○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, 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 Varthu known for? The main crops are **maize, cotton and ground nut**. About 59% of the 870 hectares of village land is sown, and 398 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 Varthu Of every 100 households in Varthu in 2011, 98 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Varthu · ■ Modasa rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **95% Toilet within the home ****67%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****33%** **66% Tap water ****98%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%** **77% Use banking services ****43%** **52% Television ****44%** **34% Mobile phone ****53%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****32%** **34% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Varthu? ■ Varthu · ■ Modasa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%** **75.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961** **945 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014** **904 Working population ****48.6%** **43.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.4% for men and 68.5% for women. 56% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 244 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 181 (24%) · **■** Other work 324 (43%) · **■** Marginal 3 (0%) 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 Modasa - Kolikhad1,722 people - Palanpur1,714 people - Khambhisar1,650 people - Itadi1,632 people - Khalikpur1,494 people - Vaniyad1,485 people - Moti Chichano1,473 people - Dhankhrol1,419 people [All 105 villages in Modasa](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/modasa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Varthu?383317 - How far is Varthu from Himatnagar?35 km by road - What is the population of Varthu?1,547 (Census 2011) - Which district is Varthu in?Sabar Kantha district (Modasa sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Varthu?80.8% (Census 2011)