# Vakha Village, Deodar, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Deodar, Banas Kantha 

# Vakha

Vakha is a village in Deodar sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385330**. The 2011 Census counted **2,758 people in 473 households**, the 25th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 2,758people (2011)
- 473households
- 71.9%literacy
- 385330PIN code

## Vakha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vakha is 385330.** Vakha falls in Deodar sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code385330
- Gram panchayatVakha
- Community development blockDeodar
- Census village code508442

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Vakha from nearby towns?

- Deodar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ)85 km by road
- Deodar (nearest town)4 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 Vakha?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Vakha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Deodar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palanpur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Deodar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Vakha known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, wheat and rapeseed**. About 80% of the 963 hectares of village land is sown, and 610 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 Vakha

Of every 100 households in Vakha in 2011, 64 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Vakha · ■ Deodar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**90%

Tap water ****21%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**94%

Use banking services ****50%**

**55%

Television ****25%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****12%**

**23%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Vakha?

■ Vakha · ■ Deodar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869**

**897

Working population ****46.3%**

**40.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 59.3% for women. 52% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 373 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 199 (16%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 516 (40%) · **■** Marginal 179 (14%)

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 Deodar

- Chalva3,051 people
- Nokha2,984 people
- Khanodar2,851 people
- Surana2,804 people
- Jalodha2,545 people
- Dhunsol2,440 people
- Sanav2,408 people
- Makdala2,394 people

[All 70 villages in Deodar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/deodar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vakha?385330
- How far is Vakha from Palanpur?85 km by road
- What is the population of Vakha?2,758 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vakha in?Banas Kantha district (Deodar sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Vakha?71.9% (Census 2011)