Village · Kadana, Panch Mahals
# Velanwada

Velanwada is a village in Kadana sub-district of Panch Mahals district, Gujarat, PIN code 389240. The 2011 Census counted 1,609 people in 338 households, the 25th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.2%.
- 1,609 people (2011)
- 338 households
- 70.6% literacy
- 389240 PIN code

## Velanwada PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Velanwada is 389240. Velanwada falls in Kadana sub-district, Panch Mahals district, Gujarat.
- PIN code 389240
- Gram panchayat Velanwada
- Community development block Kadana
- Census village code 517902

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Velanwada from nearby towns?
- Kadana (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Godhra (district HQ) 80 km by road
- Santrampur (nearest town) 25 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Velanwada?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 4 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● 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
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kadana
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kadana
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kadana
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Velanwada known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and tobacco. About 85% of the 387 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Velanwada

Of every 100 households in Velanwada in 2011, 95 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Velanwada · ■ Kadana rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 92%
- Toilet within the home 28% 20%
- No toilet (open defecation) 72% 79%
- Tap water 37% 12%
- Drinking water within premises 60% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 17% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 79% 92%
- Use banking services 51% 46%
- Television 14% 10%
- Mobile phone 49% 40%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 39% 51%
- Own their home 97% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Velanwada?

■ Velanwada · ■ Kadana rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.6% 68.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 950 951
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 927 944
- Working population 48.2% 49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 55.2% for women. 48% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 226 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 143 (18%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 93 (12%) · ■ Marginal 310 (40%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kadana
- Zenzwa 1,689 people
- Sanghri 1,655 people
- Dhingalwada 1,647 people
- Nani Kharsoli 1,628 people
- Nani Rath 1,527 people
- Buchawada 1,523 people
- Kadana 1,520 people
- Ranakpur 1,480 people

All 132 villages in Kadana

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Velanwada? 389240
- How far is Velanwada from Godhra? 80 km by road
- What is the population of Velanwada? 1,609 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velanwada in? Panch Mahals district (Kadana sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Velanwada? 70.6% (Census 2011)

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