# Gamdi Shekhlal Village, Sankheda, Vadodara (Gujarat) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/sankheda/gamdi-shekhlal/ Village · Sankheda, Vadodara # Gamdi Shekhlal Gamdi Shekhlal is a village in Sankheda sub-district of Vadodara district, Gujarat, PIN code **391145**. The 2011 Census counted **241 people in 62 households**, the 163rd largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%. - 241people (2011) - 62households - 67.6%literacy - 391145PIN code ## Gamdi Shekhlal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gamdi Shekhlal is 391145.** Gamdi Shekhlal falls in Sankheda sub-district, Vadodara district, Gujarat. - PIN code391145 - Gram panchayatKatholi - Community development blockSankheda - Census village code520903 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gamdi Shekhlal from nearby towns? - Sankheda (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Vadodara (district HQ)80 km by road - Bodeli (nearest town)14 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 Gamdi Shekhlal? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Gamdi Shekhlal; 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sankheda - ○Degree college10+ km · Bodeli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sankheda - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Gamdi Shekhlal known for? The main crops are **cotton, pigeon pea and paddy**. About 92% of the 86 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Gamdi Shekhlal Of every 100 households in Gamdi Shekhlal in 2011, 84 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gamdi Shekhlal · ■ Sankheda rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **87% Toilet within the home ****0%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **73% Tap water ****26%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **85% Use banking services ****40%** **39% Television ****14%** **26% Mobile phone ****58%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****21%** **32% Own their home ****100%** **96% 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 Gamdi Shekhlal? ■ Gamdi Shekhlal · ■ Sankheda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%** **71.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883** **934 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****692** **925 Working population ****46.1%** **48.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.4% for men and 56.7% for women. 59% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 37 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (65%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%) 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 Sankheda - Govindpura258 people - Kuberpura253 people - Ramsingpura247 people - Lanbhiya242 people - Dudhpur237 people - Bihora232 people - Morad227 people - Soytha226 people [All 185 villages in Sankheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/sankheda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gamdi Shekhlal?391145 - How far is Gamdi Shekhlal from Vadodara?80 km by road - What is the population of Gamdi Shekhlal?241 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gamdi Shekhlal in?Vadodara district (Sankheda sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Gamdi Shekhlal?67.6% (Census 2011)