# Velavadar Village, Gariadhar, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/gariadhar/velavadar/ Village · Gariadhar, Bhavnagar # Velavadar Velavadar is a village in Gariadhar sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364505**. The 2011 Census counted **4,489 people in 863 households**, the 2nd largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 4,489people (2011) - 863households - 83.6%literacy - 364505PIN code ## Velavadar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Velavadar is 364505.** Velavadar falls in Gariadhar sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat. - PIN code364505 - Gram panchayatVelavadar - Community development blockGariadhar - Census village code516456 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Velavadar from nearby towns? - Gariadhar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Bhavnagar (district HQ)85 km by road - Gariadhar (nearest town)10 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 Velavadar? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Velavadar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gariadhar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gariadhar - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Velavadar known for? The main crops are **cotton, pearlmillet/bajra and oil seeds**. About 54% of the 2,288 hectares of village land is sown, and 530 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 Velavadar Of every 100 households in Velavadar in 2011, 96 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Velavadar · ■ Gariadhar rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **95% Toilet within the home ****48%** **44% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **55% Tap water ****46%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **80% Use banking services ****47%** **43% Television ****35%** **45% Mobile phone ****55%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****29%** **38% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****30%** **20% Own their home ****94%** **93% 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 Velavadar? ■ Velavadar · ■ Gariadhar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961** **975 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937** **875 Working population ****53.4%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.7% for men and 77.2% for women. 65% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 640 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 444 (19%) · **■** Household industry 11 (0%) · **■** Other work 471 (20%) · **■** Marginal 829 (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 Gariadhar - Paravdi6,978 people - Moti Vavdi4,102 people - Rupavati3,371 people - Mandvi2,841 people - Nani Vavdi2,542 people [All 51 villages in Gariadhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/gariadhar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velavadar?364505 - How far is Velavadar from Bhavnagar?85 km by road - What is the population of Velavadar?4,489 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velavadar in?Bhavnagar district (Gariadhar sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Velavadar?83.6% (Census 2011)