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

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Village · Rapar, Kachchh 

# Vekra

Vekra is a village in Rapar sub-district of Kachchh district, Gujarat, PIN code **370145**. The 2011 Census counted **304 people in 55 households**, the 90th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 304people (2011)
- 55households
- 42.2%literacy
- 370145PIN code

## Vekra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vekra is 370145.** Vekra falls in Rapar sub-district, Kachchh district, Gujarat.

- PIN code370145
- Gram panchayatChhotapar
- Community development blockRapar
- Census village code506588

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?

- Rapar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bhuj (district HQ)166 km by road
- Rapar (nearest town)15 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rapar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhuj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rapar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water 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 **mung bean, cotton and castor**. About 65% of the 658 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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, 78 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Vekra · ■ Rapar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**75%

Tap water ****100%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**55%

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

**3%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****0%**

**28%

Television ****11%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****58%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 · ■ Rapar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.2%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**933

Working population ****32.9%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.3% for men and 26.8% for women. 56% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 14 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (48%) · **■** Other work 19 (19%) · **■** Marginal 19 (19%)

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 Rapar

- Sudana Vandh437 people
- Palanpar435 people
- Sonalva416 people
- Rampar330 people
- Sarasla301 people
- Pethapar297 people
- Chhotapar296 people
- Jadavas269 people

[All 97 villages in Rapar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/kachchh/rapar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vekra?370145
- How far is Vekra from Bhuj?166 km by road
- What is the population of Vekra?304 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vekra in?Kachchh district (Rapar sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Vekra?42.2% (Census 2011)