# Virpur Village, Palitana, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/palitana/virpur-516505/ Village · Palitana, Bhavnagar # Virpur Virpur is a village in Palitana sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364270**. The 2011 Census counted **3,009 people in 488 households**, the 11th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 3,009people (2011) - 488households - 65.2%literacy - 364270PIN code ## Virpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Virpur is 364270.** Virpur falls in Palitana sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat. - PIN code364270 - Gram panchayatVirpur - Community development blockPalitana - Census village code516505 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Virpur from nearby towns? - Palitana (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Bhavnagar (district HQ)58 km by road - Palitana (nearest town)2 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 Virpur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Virpur; 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 - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Palitana - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Palitana - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Palitana - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, 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 Virpur known for? The main crops are **cotton, wheat and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 66% of the 425 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 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 Virpur Of every 100 households in Virpur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Virpur · ■ Palitana rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **92% Toilet within the home ****6%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **70% Tap water ****69%** **63% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **58% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **81% Use banking services ****15%** **45% Television ****45%** **45% Mobile phone ****58%** **71% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****31%** **34% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****18%** **15% Own their home ****94%** **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 Virpur? ■ Virpur · ■ Palitana rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%** **72.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894** **927 Working population ****37.7%** **42.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.6% for men and 53.7% for women. 55% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 121 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (15%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 459 (40%) · **■** Marginal 387 (34%) 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 Palitana - Adapar3,353 people - Moti Rajasthali3,341 people - Moti Paniyali3,267 people - Kumbhan3,065 people - Mota Garajiya3,005 people - Luvarvav2,915 people - Sanala2,912 people - Randola2,845 people [All 93 villages in Palitana](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/palitana/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Virpur?364270 - How far is Virpur from Bhavnagar?58 km by road - What is the population of Virpur?3,009 (Census 2011) - Which district is Virpur in?Bhavnagar district (Palitana sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Virpur?65.2% (Census 2011)