# Virpur Village, Palitana, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code (2) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/palitana/virpur-516555/ Village · Palitana, Bhavnagar # Virpur Virpur is a village in Palitana sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364510**. The 2011 Census counted **1,333 people in 190 households**, the 50th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 1,333people (2011) - 190households - 57.7%literacy - 364510PIN code ## Virpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Virpur is 364510.** Virpur falls in Palitana sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat. - PIN code364510 - Gram panchayatVirpur - Community development blockPalitana - Census village code516555 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)30 km by road - Bhavnagar (district HQ)90 km by road - Palitana (nearest town)30 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? 8 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jesar - ○Degree college10+ km · Palitana - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palitana - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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, sesame and oil seeds**. About 82% of the 651 hectares of village land is sown, and 399 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, 87 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Virpur · ■ Palitana rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **92% Toilet within the home ****0%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **70% Tap water ****2%** **63% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **58% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **81% Use banking services ****82%** **45% Television ****37%** **45% Mobile phone ****72%** **71% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****32%** **34% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **15% 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 Virpur? ■ Virpur · ■ Palitana rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%** **72.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922** **927 Working population ****38.7%** **42.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.5% for men and 44.8% for women. 52% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 140 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 323 (63%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 42 (8%) · **■** Marginal 10 (2%) 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 - Ranparda1,556 people - Bahadurpur1,466 people - Hathsani1,402 people - Malpara1,381 people - Rajapara1,332 people - Panchpipla1,307 people - Jamanvav1,282 people - Jaliya1,275 people [All 93 villages in Palitana](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/palitana/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Virpur?364510 - How far is Virpur from Bhavnagar?90 km by road - What is the population of Virpur?1,333 (Census 2011) - Which district is Virpur in?Bhavnagar district (Palitana sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Virpur?57.7% (Census 2011)