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- LGD code
- 515698
- Pincode
- 365640
- Post office
- Dhari
- Population
- 2,436
- Households
- 466
- Literacy rate
- 72.2%
- Sex ratio
- 993 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,146
Census 2011 · in context
How Khicha compares
By population, Khicha ranks #12 of 77 villages in Dhari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.2%
+5.5% vs mandal average
- Khicha
- 72.2%
- Dhari mandal
- 66.7%
- Amreli district
- 65.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
993
+31 vs mandal average
- Khicha
- 993
- Dhari mandal
- 962
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Khicha
- 5.2
- Dhari mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Khicha at a glance
Khicha is a village of 2,436 people in 466 households (Census 2011) in Dhari taluka, Amreli district, Gujarat, the 12th-largest of 77 villages in Dhari taluka. Literacy is 72%, 6 points above the taluka average of 67% and the sex ratio is 993 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 365640, served by Dhari post office; the LGD village code is 515698. The village votes in Lathi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Janakbhai Talaviya. The population is estimated at 2,872 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Khicha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHALALA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 21
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 47
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KHICHA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,989.17
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 400
- Forest area (ha)
- 398.11
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Khicha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Khicha
- LGD code
- 515698
- Pincode
- 365640
- Post office
- Dhari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,436
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,872
- Households
- 466
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 993
- Literacy rate
- 72.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Amreli
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Lathi
- Member of Parliament
- Bharatbhai Sutariya
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Janakbhai Talaviya
- Block / Mandal
- Dhari
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-20
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)