# Vadekhan Village, Upleta, Rajkot (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Upleta, Rajkot 

# Vadekhan

Vadekhan is a village in Upleta sub-district of Rajkot district, Gujarat, PIN code **360480**. The 2011 Census counted **500 people in 91 households**, the 46th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 500people (2011)
- 91households
- 58.3%literacy
- 360480PIN code

## Vadekhan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vadekhan is 360480.** Vadekhan falls in Upleta sub-district, Rajkot district, Gujarat.

- PIN code360480
- Gram panchayatVadekhan
- Community development blockUpleta
- Census village code513338

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

## How far is Vadekhan from nearby towns?

- Upleta (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Rajkot (district HQ)137 km by road
- Upleta (nearest town)32 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 Vadekhan?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Vadekhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Upleta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Upleta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Upleta
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Vadekhan known for?

The main crops are **cotton, sesame and wheat**. About 60% of the 830 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Vadekhan

Of every 100 households in Vadekhan in 2011, 94 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Vadekhan · ■ Upleta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

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

**54%

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

**44%

Tap water ****83%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**68%

Use banking services ****31%**

**68%

Television ****16%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**43%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****33%**

**13%

Own their home ****93%**

**87%

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 Vadekhan?

■ Vadekhan · ■ Upleta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**882

Working population ****62.0%**

**48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 46.0% for women. 60% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 138 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (36%) · **■** Other work 59 (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 Upleta

- Murakhada638 people
- Satvadi602 people
- Makhiyala572 people
- Charelia570 people
- Kerala361 people
- Navapara233 people
- Gadha106 people

[All 49 villages in Upleta](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/rajkot/upleta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vadekhan?360480
- How far is Vadekhan from Rajkot?137 km by road
- What is the population of Vadekhan?500 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vadekhan in?Rajkot district (Upleta sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Vadekhan?58.3% (Census 2011)