# Vakvada Village, Deesa, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/deesa/vakvada/ Village · Deesa, Banas Kantha # Vakvada Vakvada is a village in Deesa sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385535**. The 2011 Census counted **2,362 people in 421 households**, the 85th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 2,362people (2011) - 421households - 54.0%literacy - 385535PIN code ## Vakvada PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vakvada is 385535.** Vakvada falls in Deesa sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code385535 - Gram panchayatShergadh - Community development blockDeesa - Census village code508327 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vakvada from nearby towns? - Deesa (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ)62 km by road - Deesa (nearest town)22 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 Vakvada? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Vakvada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Deesa - ○Degree college10+ km · Deesa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Deesa - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Vakvada known for? The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, castor and wheat**. About 77% of the 906 hectares of village land is sown, and 692 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 Vakvada Of every 100 households in Vakvada in 2011, 16 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vakvada · ■ Deesa rural average Electricity for lighting ****16%** **65% Toilet within the home ****2%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **91% Use banking services ****40%** **54% Television ****3%** **19% Mobile phone ****72%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****28%** **29% Own their home ****96%** **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 Vakvada? ■ Vakvada · ■ Deesa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.0%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942** **944 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991** **883 Working population ****28.7%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.4% for men and 40.6% for women. 52% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 451 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (27%) · **■** Other work 42 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 Deesa - Bhakadiyal2,456 people - Davas2,440 people - Chitroda2,369 people - Yavarpura2,367 people - Gharnal Moti2,352 people - Dhedhal2,336 people - Laxmipura2,308 people - Vasna2,278 people [All 148 villages in Deesa](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/deesa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vakvada?385535 - How far is Vakvada from Palanpur?62 km by road - What is the population of Vakvada?2,362 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vakvada in?Banas Kantha district (Deesa sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Vakvada?54.0% (Census 2011)