# Ghadkan Village, Prantij, Sabar Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Prantij, Sabar Kantha 

# Ghadkan

Ghadkan is a village in Prantij sub-district of Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **383205**. The 2011 Census counted **3,452 people in 714 households**, the 11th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.9%.

- 3,452people (2011)
- 714households
- 89.1%literacy
- 383205PIN code

## Ghadkan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghadkan is 383205.** Ghadkan falls in Prantij sub-district, Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code383205
- Gram panchayatGhadkan
- Community development blockPrantij
- Census village code510644

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

## How far is Ghadkan from nearby towns?

- Prantij (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Himatnagar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Prantij (nearest town)15 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 Ghadkan?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Ghadkan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Prantij
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Prantij
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 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 Ghadkan known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, wheat and paddy**. About 92% of the 574 hectares of village land is sown, and 526 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 Ghadkan

Of every 100 households in Ghadkan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Ghadkan · ■ Prantij rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**63%

Tap water ****88%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**70%

Use banking services ****89%**

**66%

Television ****62%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****51%**

**31%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**5%

None of these assets ****15%**

**23%

Own their home ****95%**

**95%

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 Ghadkan?

■ Ghadkan · ■ Prantij rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.1%**

**80.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****721**

**868

Working population ****49.0%**

**47.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.2% for men and 81.5% for women. 57% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 474 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 348 (21%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 478 (28%) · **■** Marginal 375 (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 Prantij

- Vaghpur3,814 people
- Majra3,652 people
- Piludra3,526 people
- Oran3,463 people
- Bobha3,351 people
- Karol3,320 people
- Dalpur3,313 people
- Ghadi3,266 people

[All 64 villages in Prantij](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/prantij/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghadkan?383205
- How far is Ghadkan from Himatnagar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Ghadkan?3,452 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghadkan in?Sabar Kantha district (Prantij sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Ghadkan?89.1% (Census 2011)
