# Vaktapur Village, Himatnagar, Sabar Kantha (Gujarat) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/himatnagar/vaktapur/ Village · Himatnagar, Sabar Kantha # Vaktapur Vaktapur is a village in Himatnagar sub-district of Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **383010**. The 2011 Census counted **3,857 people in 790 households**, the 7th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%. - 3,857people (2011) - 790households - 87.0%literacy - 383010PIN code ## Vaktapur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vaktapur is 383010.** Vaktapur falls in Himatnagar sub-district, Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code383010 - Gram panchayatVaktapur - Community development blockHimatnagar - Census village code510472 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vaktapur from nearby towns? - Himatnagar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Himatnagar (district HQ)9 km by road - Himatnagar (nearest town)9 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 Vaktapur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Vaktapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Himatnagar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Himatnagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Himatnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps 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 Vaktapur known for? The main crops are **cotton, wheat and ground nut**. About 86% of the 829 hectares of village land is sown, and 489 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 Vaktapur Of every 100 households in Vaktapur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Vaktapur · ■ Himatnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **95% Toilet within the home ****51%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****49%** **48% Tap water ****99%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **61% Use banking services ****75%** **71% Television ****56%** **48% Mobile phone ****52%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****32%** **34% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **6% None of these assets ****25%** **22% Own their home ****94%** **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 Vaktapur? ■ Vaktapur · ■ Himatnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%** **82.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **930 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841** **865 Working population ****42.3%** **40.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.8% for men and 79.9% for women. 58% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 336 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 346 (21%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 481 (29%) · **■** Marginal 456 (28%) 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 Himatnagar - Balvantpura8,368 people - Jamla4,958 people - Raygadh4,649 people - Hadiyol3,905 people - Dedhrota3,721 people - Gadha3,660 people - Gadhoda3,630 people - Agiyol3,579 people [All 134 villages in Himatnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/himatnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vaktapur?383010 - How far is Vaktapur from Himatnagar?9 km by road - What is the population of Vaktapur?3,857 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vaktapur in?Sabar Kantha district (Himatnagar sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Vaktapur?87.0% (Census 2011)