# Virai Village, Bhuj, Kachchh (Gujarat) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Bhuj, Kachchh 

# Virai

Virai is a village in Bhuj sub-district of Kachchh district, Gujarat, PIN code **370030**. The 2011 Census counted **31 people in 7 households**, the 146th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 31people (2011)
- 7households
- 54.5%literacy
- 370030PIN code

## Virai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Virai is 370030.** Virai falls in Bhuj sub-district, Kachchh district, Gujarat.

- PIN code370030
- Gram panchayatSumarasar
- Community development blockBhuj
- Census village code506835

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

## How far is Virai from nearby towns?

- Bhuj (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Bhuj (district HQ)24 km by road
- Bhuj (nearest town)24 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 Virai?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Virai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sumarasar
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhuj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhuj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhuj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, 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 Virai known for?

The main crops are **sesame, mung bean and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 14% of the 802 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Virai

Of every 100 households in Virai in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Virai · ■ Bhuj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**75%

Use banking services ****100%**

**57%

Television ****43%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**5%

None of these assets ****0%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**88%

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 Virai?

■ Virai · ■ Bhuj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.5%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**932

Working population ****38.7%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 27.3% for women. 44% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Cultivators 12 (100%)

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 Bhuj

- Naliyeri Timbo66 people
- Saiyedpar65 people
- Fulay62 people
- Vandh Sim46 people
- Lothia23 people
- Vavdi21 people
- Nabhoi4 people

[All 159 villages in Bhuj](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/kachchh/bhuj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Virai?370030
- How far is Virai from Bhuj?24 km by road
- What is the population of Virai?31 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Virai in?Kachchh district (Bhuj sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Virai?54.5% (Census 2011)