# Ghimsa Kankariya Village, Umbergaon, Valsad (Gujarat) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/valsad/umbergaon/ghimsa-kankariya/ Village · Umbergaon, Valsad # Ghimsa Kankariya Ghimsa Kankariya is a village in Umbergaon sub-district of Valsad district, Gujarat, PIN code **396150**. The 2011 Census counted **1,832 people in 356 households**, the 36th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%. - 1,832people (2011) - 356households - 73.8%literacy - 396150PIN code ## Ghimsa Kankariya PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ghimsa Kankariya is 396150.** Ghimsa Kankariya falls in Umbergaon sub-district, Valsad district, Gujarat. - PIN code396150 - Gram panchayatGhimsa Kankariya - Community development blockUmbergaon - Census village code523672 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghimsa Kankariya from nearby towns? - Umbergaon (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Valsad (district HQ)53 km by road - Umbergaon (nearest town)10 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 Ghimsa Kankariya? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Ghimsa Kankariya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sarigam - ○Degree college10+ km · Vapi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhilad - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 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 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 Ghimsa Kankariya known for? The main crops are **paddy, fruits and vegetables**. About 85% of the 131 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Ghimsa Kankariya Of every 100 households in Ghimsa Kankariya in 2011, 96 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Ghimsa Kankariya · ■ Umbergaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **89% Toilet within the home ****37%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **75% Tap water ****0%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** **71% Use banking services ****41%** **58% Television ****45%** **49% Mobile phone ****75%** **65% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****17%** **19% Own their home ****82%** **95% 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 Ghimsa Kankariya? ■ Ghimsa Kankariya · ■ Umbergaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%** **77.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****814** **918 Working population ****31.5%** **40.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.9% for men and 64.7% for women. 53% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 35 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (4%) · **■** Household industry 22 (4%) · **■** Other work 412 (71%) · **■** Marginal 84 (15%) 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 Umbergaon - Achchhari2,047 people - Nandigam1,971 people - Govada1,964 people - Jamburi1,868 people - Nagwas1,743 people - Eklahare1,696 people - Nahuli1,644 people - Mamakwada1,515 people [All 43 villages in Umbergaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/valsad/umbergaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghimsa Kankariya?396150 - How far is Ghimsa Kankariya from Valsad?53 km by road - What is the population of Ghimsa Kankariya?1,832 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghimsa Kankariya in?Valsad district (Umbergaon sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Ghimsa Kankariya?73.8% (Census 2011)