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%. - 2,362 people (2011) - 421 households - 54.0% literacy - 385535 PIN 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 code 385535 - Gram panchayat Shergadh - Community development block Deesa - Census village code 508327 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## 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. ## 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 school In village · 2 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ATM In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Deesa - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Deesa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Deesa - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. 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. ## 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). ## 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. ## Other villages of similar size in Deesa - Bhakadiyal 2,456 people - Davas 2,440 people - Chitroda 2,369 people - Yavarpura 2,367 people - Gharnal Moti 2,352 people - Dhedhal 2,336 people - Laxmipura 2,308 people - Vasna 2,278 people All 148 villages in Deesa ## 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) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/deesa/vakvada/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.