# Vekra Village, Mandvi, Kachchh (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Mandvi, Kachchh 

# Vekra

Vekra is a village in Mandvi sub-district of Kachchh district, Gujarat, PIN code **370465**. The 2011 Census counted **2,294 people in 451 households**, the 24th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 2,294people (2011)
- 451households
- 78.2%literacy
- 370465PIN code

## Vekra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vekra is 370465.** Vekra falls in Mandvi sub-district, Kachchh district, Gujarat.

- PIN code370465
- Gram panchayatVekra
- Community development blockMandvi
- Census village code507227

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

## How far is Vekra from nearby towns?

- Mandvi (sub-district HQ)41 km by road
- Bhuj (district HQ)29 km by road
- Bhuj (nearest town)29 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 Vekra?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Vekra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn 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 school10+ km · Bhuj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandvi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandvi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, 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 Vekra known for?

The main crops are **cotton, sorghum and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 64% of the 1,817 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Vekra

Of every 100 households in Vekra in 2011, 96 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Vekra · ■ Mandvi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**35%

Tap water ****100%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%**

**69%

Use banking services ****82%**

**59%

Television ****69%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****46%**

**35%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**6%

None of these assets ****7%**

**11%

Own their home ****84%**

**81%

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 Vekra?

■ Vekra · ■ Mandvi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****831**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**930

Working population ****35.4%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 66.4% for women. 38% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 343 (42%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 297 (37%) · **■** Marginal 34 (4%)

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 Mandvi

- Darashadi2,695 people
- Devpar2,622 people
- Nagalpar2,447 people
- Faradi2,318 people
- Merau2,131 people
- Shirva1,847 people
- Sherdi1,766 people
- Vandh1,671 people

[All 94 villages in Mandvi](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/kachchh/mandvi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vekra?370465
- How far is Vekra from Bhuj?29 km by road
- What is the population of Vekra?2,294 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vekra in?Kachchh district (Mandvi sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Vekra?78.2% (Census 2011)