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

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Village · Songadh, Tapi 

# Pokhran

Pokhran is a village in Songadh sub-district of Tapi district, Gujarat, PIN code **394680**. The 2011 Census counted **551 people in 103 households**, the 125th largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 551people (2011)
- 103households
- 89.7%literacy
- 394680PIN code

## Pokhran PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokhran is 394680.** Pokhran falls in Songadh sub-district, Tapi district, Gujarat.

- PIN code394680
- Gram panchayatKhanjar
- Community development blockSongadh
- Census village code524602

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

## How far is Pokhran from nearby towns?

- Songadh (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Vyara (district HQ)15 km by road
- Songadh (nearest town)4 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 Pokhran?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Pokhran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Songadh
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Songadh
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Songadh
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Pokhran known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sorghum and ground nut**. About 78% of the 513 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Pokhran

Of every 100 households in Pokhran in 2011, 76 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokhran · ■ Songadh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****49%**

**44%

Television ****27%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**21%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**40%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Pokhran?

■ Pokhran · ■ Songadh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.7%**

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****789**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**977

Working population ****55.0%**

**60.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 86.1% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 9 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 174 (57%) · **■** Other work 118 (39%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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

- Gaisavar575 people
- Kukradungri568 people
- Vadpada P Umarda562 people
- Bedpada553 people
- Khadi548 people
- Bori Savar543 people
- Singalvan539 people
- Vadirupgadh534 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokhran?394680
- How far is Pokhran from Vyara?15 km by road
- What is the population of Pokhran?551 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokhran in?Tapi district (Songadh sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Pokhran?89.7% (Census 2011)