# Viroja Village, Matar, Kheda (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Matar, Kheda 

# Viroja

Viroja is a village in Matar sub-district of Kheda district, Gujarat, PIN code **388180**. The 2011 Census counted **1,918 people in 392 households**, the 34th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 1,918people (2011)
- 392households
- 64.6%literacy
- 388180PIN code

## Viroja PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Viroja is 388180.** Viroja falls in Matar sub-district, Kheda district, Gujarat.

- PIN code388180
- Gram panchayatViroja
- Community development blockMatar
- Census village code517578

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

## How far is Viroja from nearby towns?

- Matar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Nadiad (district HQ)53 km by road
- Sojitra (nearest town)14 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 Viroja?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Viroja; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 school5–10 km · Tarapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kheda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Matar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

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

The main crops are **maize, pearlmilet/bajra and tobacco**. About 71% of the 539 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Viroja

Of every 100 households in Viroja in 2011, 68 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Viroja · ■ Matar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**62%

Tap water ****65%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**82%

Use banking services ****26%**

**44%

Television ****21%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****59%**

**29%

Own their home ****93%**

**94%

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 Viroja?

■ Viroja · ■ Matar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**887

Working population ****50.6%**

**37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 53.0% for women. 58% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 135 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 595 (61%) · **■** Other work 151 (16%) · **■** Marginal 90 (9%)

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 Matar

- Nadhanpur2,132 people
- Baroda2,107 people
- Palla2,075 people
- Kharenti1,988 people
- Sayla1,901 people
- Daloli1,671 people
- Khadiyarpura1,551 people
- Aslali1,503 people

[All 55 villages in Matar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/kheda/matar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Viroja?388180
- How far is Viroja from Nadiad?53 km by road
- What is the population of Viroja?1,918 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Viroja in?Kheda district (Matar sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Viroja?64.6% (Census 2011)