# Shiker Village, Valod, Tapi (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Valod, Tapi 

# Shiker

Shiker is a village in Valod sub-district of Tapi district, Gujarat, PIN code **394630**. The 2011 Census counted **2,623 people in 618 households**, the 9th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 2,623people (2011)
- 618households
- 60.6%literacy
- 394630PIN code

## Shiker PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shiker is 394630.** Shiker falls in Valod sub-district, Tapi district, Gujarat.

- PIN code394630
- Gram panchayatShiker
- Community development blockValod
- Census village code524877

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

## How far is Shiker from nearby towns?

- Valod (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Vyara (district HQ)12 km by road
- Vyara (nearest town)12 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 Shiker?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Shiker; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Valod
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vyara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Valod
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Shiker known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and sorghum**. About 87% of the 709 hectares of village land is sown, and 618 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 Shiker

Of every 100 households in Shiker in 2011, 87 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Shiker · ■ Valod rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**50%

Tap water ****34%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**71%

Use banking services ****19%**

**49%

Television ****20%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**31%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****64%**

**27%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Shiker?

■ Shiker · ■ Valod rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**905

Working population ****62.0%**

**52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.5% for men and 56.7% for women. 67% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,421 (87%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 112 (7%) · **■** Marginal 18 (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 Valod

- Bedkuva3,416 people
- Andhatri3,391 people
- Vedchhi2,750 people
- Ambach2,672 people
- Kalamkui2,595 people
- Golan2,464 people
- Dhamodla2,431 people
- Ranveri2,299 people

[All 40 villages in Valod](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/tapi/valod/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shiker?394630
- How far is Shiker from Vyara?12 km by road
- What is the population of Shiker?2,623 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shiker in?Tapi district (Valod sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Shiker?60.6% (Census 2011)