# Vekri Village, Manavadar, Junagadh (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Manavadar, Junagadh 

# Vekri

Vekri is a village in Manavadar sub-district of Junagadh district, Gujarat, PIN code **362620**. The 2011 Census counted **2,532 people in 514 households**, the 7th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.6%.

- 2,532people (2011)
- 514households
- 73.1%literacy
- 362620PIN code

## Vekri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vekri is 362620.** Vekri falls in Manavadar sub-district, Junagadh district, Gujarat.

- PIN code362620
- Gram panchayatVekri
- Community development blockManavadar
- Census village code514357

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Vekri from nearby towns?

- Manavadar (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Junagadh (district HQ)80 km by road
- Kutiyana (nearest town)13 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 Vekri?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Vekri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Manavadar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Manavadar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Manavadar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Vekri known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, cotton and sesame**. About 85% of the 1,080 hectares of village land is sown, and 416 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 Vekri

Of every 100 households in Vekri in 2011, 95 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Vekri · ■ Manavadar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**40%

Tap water ****86%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**81%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**73%

Use banking services ****88%**

**76%

Television ****60%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**44%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**10%

Own their home ****96%**

**91%

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 Vekri?

■ Vekri · ■ Manavadar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**76.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**913

Working population ****54.0%**

**48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 62.3% for women. 63% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 814 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 298 (22%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 94 (7%) · **■** Marginal 158 (12%)

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 Manavadar

- Matiana3,311 people
- Nakra2,788 people
- Sanosra2,638 people
- Nanadiya2,615 people
- Zinzri2,517 people
- Limbuda2,507 people
- Pajod2,459 people
- Velva2,238 people

[All 55 villages in Manavadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/junagadh/manavadar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vekri?362620
- How far is Vekri from Junagadh?80 km by road
- What is the population of Vekri?2,532 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vekri in?Junagadh district (Manavadar sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Vekri?73.1% (Census 2011)