# Handod Village, Karjan, Vadodara (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karjan, Vadodara 

# Handod

Handod is a village in Karjan sub-district of Vadodara district, Gujarat, PIN code **391145**. The 2011 Census counted **2,095 people in 466 households**, the 15th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 2,095people (2011)
- 466households
- 84.8%literacy
- 391145PIN code

## Handod PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Handod is 391145.** Handod falls in Karjan sub-district, Vadodara district, Gujarat.

- PIN code391145
- Gram panchayatHandod
- Community development blockKarjan
- Census village code521134

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

## How far is Handod from nearby towns?

- Karjan (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Vadodara (district HQ)42 km by road
- Karjan (nearest town)6 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 Handod?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Handod; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karjan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Karjan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Karjan
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Handod known for?

The main crops are **cotton, maize and sugarcane**. About 87% of the 1,020 hectares of village land is sown, and 710 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 Handod

Of every 100 households in Handod in 2011, 90 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Handod · ■ Karjan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**41%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**80%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**74%

Use banking services ****62%**

**46%

Television ****47%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****32%**

**30%

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 Handod?

■ Handod · ■ Karjan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**922

Working population ****43.4%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 78.0% for women. 62% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 254 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 433 (48%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 129 (14%) · **■** Marginal 91 (10%)

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 Karjan

- Dethan2,225 people
- Mesrad2,174 people
- Haldarva2,141 people
- Sanpa2,120 people
- Lakodara1,947 people
- Kurali1,924 people
- Anastu1,899 people
- Bamangam1,884 people

[All 93 villages in Karjan](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/karjan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Handod?391145
- How far is Handod from Vadodara?42 km by road
- What is the population of Handod?2,095 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Handod in?Vadodara district (Karjan sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Handod?84.8% (Census 2011)