Village · Bhachau, Kachchh # Vamka Vamka is a village in Bhachau sub-district of Kachchh district, Gujarat, PIN code 370135. The 2011 Census counted 1,525 people in 301 households, the 31st largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%. - 1,525 people (2011) - 301 households - 44.6% literacy - 370135 PIN code ## Vamka PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Vamka is 370135. Vamka falls in Bhachau sub-district, Kachchh district, Gujarat. - PIN code 370135 - Gram panchayat Vamka - Community development block Bhachau - Census village code 506644 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Vamka from nearby towns? - Bhachau (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Bhuj (district HQ) 100 km by road - Bhachau (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Vamka? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Vamka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bhachau - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Adipur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhachau - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Vamka known for? The main crops are pearlmillet/bajra, sorghum and mung bean. About 71% of the 1,179 hectares of village land is sown, and 380 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Vamka Of every 100 households in Vamka in 2011, 92 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Vamka · ■ Bhachau rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 88% - Toilet within the home 31% 49% - No toilet (open defecation) 69% 50% - Tap water 100% 83% - Drinking water within premises 91% 68% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 13% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 75% - Use banking services 49% 46% - Television 20% 38% - Mobile phone 79% 71% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 14% - Car / jeep / van 2% 3% - None of these assets 20% 21% - Own their home 99% 79% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Vamka? ■ Vamka · ■ Bhachau rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 44.6% 56.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1047 922 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1077 923 - Working population 38.6% 35.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.5% for men and 32.3% for women. 57% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 153 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 271 (46%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 152 (26%) · ■ Marginal 9 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bhachau - Kakarva 1,787 people - Amarapar 1,747 people - Sikara 1,654 people - Kumbhardi 1,571 people - Morgar 1,494 people - Ner 1,486 people - Sukhpar 1,437 people - Kankhoi 1,403 people All 70 villages in Bhachau ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vamka? 370135 - How far is Vamka from Bhuj? 100 km by road - What is the population of Vamka? 1,525 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vamka in? Kachchh district (Bhachau sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Vamka? 44.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/kachchh/bhachau/vamka/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.