# Kharakuva Village, Sankheda, Vadodara (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Sankheda, Vadodara 

# Kharakuva

Kharakuva is a village in Sankheda sub-district of Vadodara district, Gujarat, PIN code **391135**. The 2011 Census counted **986 people in 239 households**, the 58th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 986people (2011)
- 239households
- 72.9%literacy
- 391135PIN code

## Kharakuva PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharakuva is 391135.** Kharakuva falls in Sankheda sub-district, Vadodara district, Gujarat.

- PIN code391135
- Gram panchayatKharakuva
- Community development blockSankheda
- Census village code520748

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

## How far is Kharakuva from nearby towns?

- Sankheda (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Vadodara (district HQ)55 km by road
- Bodeli (nearest town)25 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 Kharakuva?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kharakuva; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Suryaghoda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dabhoi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sankheda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Kharakuva known for?

The main crops are **cotton, pigeon pea and maize**. About 94% of the 618 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Kharakuva

Of every 100 households in Kharakuva in 2011, 43 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kharakuva · ■ Sankheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**85%

Use banking services ****26%**

**39%

Television ****9%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****41%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kharakuva?

■ Kharakuva · ■ Sankheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849**

**925

Working population ****47.2%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 57.5% for women. 63% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 208 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 16 (3%) · **■** Marginal 226 (49%)

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

- Kadila1,046 people
- Nandpur997 people
- Gajipura990 people
- Pipalsat990 people
- Dharoli960 people
- Akakheda958 people
- Dormar958 people
- Chhachhadra943 people

[All 185 villages in Sankheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/sankheda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharakuva?391135
- How far is Kharakuva from Vadodara?55 km by road
- What is the population of Kharakuva?986 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharakuva in?Vadodara district (Sankheda sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Kharakuva?72.9% (Census 2011)