# Vada Village, Kankrej, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/kankrej/vada/ Village · Kankrej, Banas Kantha # Vada Vada is a village in Kankrej sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385555**. The 2011 Census counted **14,337 people in 2,407 households**, the 2nd largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 14,337people (2011) - 2,407households - 56.9%literacy - 385555PIN code ## Vada PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vada is 385555.** Vada falls in Kankrej sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code385555 - Gram panchayatVada - Community development blockKankrej - Census village code508560 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vada from nearby towns? - Shihori (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ)80 km by road - Tharad (nearest town)3 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 Vada? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Vada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 12 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tharad - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Thara - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Tharad - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Vada known for? The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, wheat and cotton**. About 69% of the 3,064 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,100 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 Vada Of every 100 households in Vada in 2011, 56 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vada · ■ Kankrej rural average Electricity for lighting ****56%** **55% Toilet within the home ****4%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **86% Tap water ****36%** **52% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **92% Use banking services ****34%** **46% Television ****19%** **21% Mobile phone ****62%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****28%** **27% Own their home ****95%** **94% 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 Vada? ■ Vada · ■ Kankrej rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.9%** **59.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912** **892 Working population ****46.3%** **45.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.8% for men and 40.3% for women. 55% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,874 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,544 (23%) · **■** Household industry 17 (0%) · **■** Other work 853 (13%) · **■** Marginal 2,343 (35%) 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 Kankrej - Shihori14,550 people - Kamboi11,181 people - Umbri9,814 people - Tervada9,057 people - Khimana9,028 people [All 101 villages in Kankrej](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/kankrej/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vada?385555 - How far is Vada from Palanpur?80 km by road - What is the population of Vada?14,337 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vada in?Banas Kantha district (Kankrej sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Vada?56.9% (Census 2011)