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‘I was engaged at 11’: Gujarat village uses early engagements to keep girls out of sex work
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- LGD code
- 507353
- Pincode
- 370205
- Post office
- Adipur
- Population
- 4,345
- Households
- 969
- Literacy rate
- 69.2%
- Sex ratio
- 972 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,603
Census 2011 · in context
How Shinay compares
By population, Shinay ranks #3 of 6 villages in Gandhidham mandal.
Literacy rate
%
69.2%
+17.0% vs mandal average
- Shinay
- 69.2%
- Gandhidham mandal
- 52.2%
- Kachchh district
- 59.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
972
+66 vs mandal average
- Shinay
- 972
- Gandhidham mandal
- 906
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Shinay
- 4.5
- Gandhidham mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shinay at a glance
Shinay is a village of 4,345 people in 969 households (Census 2011) in Gandhidham taluka, Kachchh district, Gujarat, the 3rd-largest of 6 villages in Gandhidham taluka. Literacy is 69%, 17 points above the taluka average of 52% and the sex ratio is 972 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 370205, served by Adipur post office; the LGD village code is 507353. The village votes in Gandhidham assembly constituency, represented by MLA Malti Kishor Maheshwari. The population is estimated at 5,123 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Shinay
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GANDHIDHAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SHINAY
- Total area (ha)
- 2,311.23
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Shinay
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Shinay
- LGD code
- 507353
- Pincode
- 370205
- Post office
- Adipur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,345
- Population (projected 2026)
- 5,123
- Households
- 969
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 972
- Literacy rate
- 69.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kachchh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gandhidham
- Member of Parliament
- Vinodbhai Chavda
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Malti Kishor Maheshwari
- Block / Mandal
- Gandhidham
- Nearest PHC
- Life Care Clinic (41.9 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Bhachau (43.1 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 370205
Other villages in Gandhidham mandal
View all 9 →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, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)