# Dhokalva Village, Chotila, Surendranagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Chotila, Surendranagar 

# Dhokalva

Dhokalva is a village in Chotila sub-district of Surendranagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **363520**. The 2011 Census counted **4,369 people in 659 households**, the 2nd largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 4,369people (2011)
- 659households
- 58.8%literacy
- 363520PIN code

## Dhokalva PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhokalva is 363520.** Dhokalva falls in Chotila sub-district, Surendranagar district, Gujarat.

- PIN code363520
- Gram panchayatDhokalva
- Community development blockChotila
- Census village code512412

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

## How far is Dhokalva from nearby towns?

- Chotila (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Surendranagar (district HQ)110 km by road
- Jasdan (nearest town)25 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 Dhokalva?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Dhokalva; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jasdan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajkot
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chotila
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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 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 Dhokalva known for?

The main crops are **cotton, pearlmillet/bajra and mung bean**. About 70% of the 3,419 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,421 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 Dhokalva

Of every 100 households in Dhokalva in 2011, 90 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhokalva · ■ Chotila rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****66%**

**48%

Television ****27%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**25%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Dhokalva?

■ Dhokalva · ■ Chotila rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**935

Working population ****54.6%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 48.4% for women. 55% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 930 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (5%) · **■** Other work 95 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,238 (52%)

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 Chotila

- Moti Moldi4,510 people
- Vijaliya3,678 people
- Rajpara3,666 people
- Navagam3,421 people
- Morthala3,375 people

[All 112 villages in Chotila](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/chotila/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhokalva?363520
- How far is Dhokalva from Surendranagar?110 km by road
- What is the population of Dhokalva?4,369 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhokalva in?Surendranagar district (Chotila sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Dhokalva?58.8% (Census 2011)
