# Velanja Village, Kamrej, Surat (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Kamrej, Surat 

# Velanja

Velanja is a village in Kamrej sub-district of Surat district, Gujarat, PIN code **394150**. The 2011 Census counted **2,550 people in 568 households**, the 18th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%.

- 2,550people (2011)
- 568households
- 79.5%literacy
- 394150PIN code

## Velanja PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Velanja is 394150.** Velanja falls in Kamrej sub-district, Surat district, Gujarat.

- PIN code394150
- Gram panchayatVelanja
- Community development blockKamrej
- Census village code524103

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

## How far is Velanja from nearby towns?

- Kamrej (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Surat (district HQ)18 km by road
- Surat (nearest town)18 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 Velanja?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Velanja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kathor
- ○Degree college10+ km · Surat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Surat
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, 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 Velanja known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, banana and vegetables**. About 90% of the 622 hectares of village land is sown, and 561 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 Velanja

Of every 100 households in Velanja in 2011, 97 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Velanja · ■ Kamrej rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**26%

Tap water ****96%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**65%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****64%**

**52%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%**

**38%

Use banking services ****56%**

**48%

Television ****64%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****43%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**12%

None of these assets ****20%**

**24%

Own their home ****89%**

**76%

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 Velanja?

■ Velanja · ■ Kamrej rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**78.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**898

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**903

Working population ****46.0%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 75.4% for women. 62% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 586 (50%) · **■** Household industry 36 (3%) · **■** Other work 387 (33%) · **■** Marginal 55 (5%)

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 Kamrej

- Sampura2,857 people
- Abrama2,682 people
- Kathodara2,625 people
- Karjan2,602 people
- Timba2,369 people
- Orna2,366 people
- Vihan2,289 people
- Valak2,153 people

[All 68 villages in Kamrej](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/kamrej/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Velanja?394150
- How far is Velanja from Surat?18 km by road
- What is the population of Velanja?2,550 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velanja in?Surat district (Kamrej sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Velanja?79.5% (Census 2011)