# Achhalva Village, Songadh, Tapi (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Songadh, Tapi 

# Achhalva

Achhalva is a village in Songadh sub-district of Tapi district, Gujarat, PIN code **394365**. The 2011 Census counted **644 people in 134 households**, the 109th largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 644people (2011)
- 134households
- 68.4%literacy
- 394365PIN code

## Achhalva PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Achhalva is 394365.** Achhalva falls in Songadh sub-district, Tapi district, Gujarat.

- PIN code394365
- Gram panchayatKikakui
- Community development blockSongadh
- Census village code524597

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

## How far is Achhalva from nearby towns?

- Songadh (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Vyara (district HQ)18 km by road
- Songadh (nearest town)10 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 Achhalva?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Songadh
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Songadh
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Songadh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Achhalva known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sorghum and pigeon pea**. About 55% of the 531 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Achhalva

Of every 100 households in Achhalva in 2011, 93 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Achhalva · ■ Songadh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**77%

Tap water ****39%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**16%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****69%**

**44%

Television ****25%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**21%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Achhalva?

■ Achhalva · ■ Songadh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**63.4%

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

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786**

**977

Working population ****69.3%**

**60.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 63.1% for women. 68% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 94 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 275 (62%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 61 (14%)

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 Songadh

- Tokarva673 people
- Umarda654 people
- Borpada651 people
- Pahadada649 people
- Tichakia644 people
- Ghuntvel643 people
- Galkhadi629 people
- Nana Bandharpada608 people

[All 175 villages in Songadh](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/tapi/songadh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Achhalva?394365
- How far is Achhalva from Vyara?18 km by road
- What is the population of Achhalva?644 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Achhalva in?Tapi district (Songadh sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Achhalva?68.4% (Census 2011)