# Vaktapura Village, Dhanera, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/dhanera/vaktapura/ Village · Dhanera, Banas Kantha # Vaktapura Vaktapura is a village in Dhanera sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385545**. The 2011 Census counted **1,509 people in 269 households**, the 59th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%. - 1,509people (2011) - 269households - 55.8%literacy - 385545PIN code ## Vaktapura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vaktapura is 385545.** Vaktapura falls in Dhanera sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code385545 - Gram panchayatBapla - Community development blockDhanera - Census village code507641 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vaktapura from nearby towns? - Dhanera (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ)89 km by road - Dhanera (nearest town)29 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 Vaktapura? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Vaktapura; 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ravi - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanera - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Deesa - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Vaktapura known for? The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra,milk, wheat and ground nut**. About 57% of the 436 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Vaktapura Of every 100 households in Vaktapura in 2011, 58 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vaktapura · ■ Dhanera rural average Electricity for lighting ****58%** **63% Toilet within the home ****7%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **94% Tap water ****35%** **39% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **61% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **96% Use banking services ****51%** **56% Television ****14%** **13% Mobile phone ****75%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****24%** **30% 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 Vaktapura? ■ Vaktapura · ■ Dhanera rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%** **56.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845** **884 Working population ****45.9%** **41.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.1% for men and 40.4% for women. 50% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 287 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 303 (44%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (5%) · **■** Marginal 64 (9%) 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 Dhanera - Yavarpura1,707 people - Virol1,564 people - Sodal1,552 people - Rampura Chhota1,517 people - Nanuda1,501 people - Kotda1,491 people - Edal1,445 people - Khangan1,346 people [All 77 villages in Dhanera](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/dhanera/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vaktapura?385545 - How far is Vaktapura from Palanpur?89 km by road - What is the population of Vaktapura?1,509 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vaktapura in?Banas Kantha district (Dhanera sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Vaktapura?55.8% (Census 2011)