# Velavas Village, Dantiwada, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/dantiwada/velavas/ Village · Dantiwada, Banas Kantha # Velavas Velavas is a village in Dantiwada sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385505**. The 2011 Census counted **1,104 people in 215 households**, the 35th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%. - 1,104people (2011) - 215households - 71.4%literacy - 385505PIN code ## Velavas PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Velavas is 385505.** Velavas falls in Dantiwada sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code385505 - Gram panchayatVelavas - Community development blockDantiwada - Census village code507723 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Velavas from nearby towns? - Dantiwada (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ)37 km by road - Palanpur (nearest town)37 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 Velavas? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Velavas; 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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jegol - ○Degree college10+ km · Dantiwada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dantiwada - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Velavas known for? The main crops are **castor, pearlmillet/bajra and wheat**. Products made here include supda and broom. About 86% of the 357 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Velavas Of every 100 households in Velavas in 2011, 85 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Velavas · ■ Dantiwada rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **75% Toilet within the home ****4%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **81% Tap water ****93%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****96%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **86% Use banking services ****94%** **62% Television ****11%** **21% Mobile phone ****64%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****22%** **32% Own their home ****99%** **90% 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 Velavas? ■ Velavas · ■ Dantiwada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%** **62.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **925 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012** **891 Working population ****51.2%** **38.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.4% for men and 56.6% for women. 53% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 141 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (9%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 185 (33%) · **■** Marginal 172 (30%) 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 Dantiwada - Ratanpur1,591 people - Panswal1,400 people - Ranol1,343 people - Ganguwada1,142 people - Chodungri1,073 people - Shergadh Odhava1,019 people - Nandotra1,017 people - Lakhanasar988 people [All 57 villages in Dantiwada](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/dantiwada/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velavas?385505 - How far is Velavas from Palanpur?37 km by road - What is the population of Velavas?1,104 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velavas in?Banas Kantha district (Dantiwada sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Velavas?71.4% (Census 2011)