# Shekhdod Village, Sayla, Surendranagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sayla, Surendranagar 

# Shekhdod

Shekhdod is a village in Sayla sub-district of Surendranagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **363440**. The 2011 Census counted **416 people in 74 households**, the 69th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 416people (2011)
- 74households
- 58.9%literacy
- 363440PIN code

## Shekhdod PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shekhdod is 363440.** Shekhdod falls in Sayla sub-district, Surendranagar district, Gujarat.

- PIN code363440
- Gram panchayatNinama-Shekhdod
- Community development blockSayla
- Census village code512486

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

## How far is Shekhdod from nearby towns?

- Sayla (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Surendranagar (district HQ)85 km by road
- Botad (nearest town)48 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 Shekhdod?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vinchiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sayla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sayla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shekhdod known for?

The main crops are **cotton, pearlmillet/bajra and wheat**. About 54% of the 618 hectares of village land is sown, and 147 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 Shekhdod

Of every 100 households in Shekhdod in 2011, 88 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shekhdod · ■ Sayla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**78%

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

**13%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**90%

Use banking services ****37%**

**40%

Television ****56%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****43%**

**25%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**24%

Own their home ****92%**

**92%

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 Shekhdod?

■ Shekhdod · ■ Sayla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1090**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**921

Working population ****24.0%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.7% for men and 55.6% for women. 50% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 92 (92%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 5 (5%)

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 Sayla

- Sorimbhda612 people
- Kanpur586 people
- Nava Jashapar555 people
- Aya490 people
- Sonpari400 people
- Brahmapuri390 people
- Dhankaniya382 people
- Gangajal288 people

[All 75 villages in Sayla](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/sayla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shekhdod?363440
- How far is Shekhdod from Surendranagar?85 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhdod?416 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhdod in?Surendranagar district (Sayla sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhdod?58.9% (Census 2011)