# Virendragadh Village, Dhrangadhra, Surendranagar (Gujarat)

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Village · Dhrangadhra, Surendranagar 

# Virendragadh

Virendragadh is a village in Dhrangadhra sub-district of Surendranagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **363310**. The 2011 Census counted **2,230 people in 397 households**, the 29th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 2,230people (2011)
- 397households
- 65.8%literacy
- 363310PIN code

## Virendragadh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Virendragadh is 363310.** Virendragadh falls in Dhrangadhra sub-district, Surendranagar district, Gujarat.

- PIN code363310
- Gram panchayatVirendragadh
- Community development blockDhrangadhra
- Census village code512019

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

## How far is Virendragadh from nearby towns?

- Dhrangadhra (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Surendranagar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Dhrangadhra (nearest town)10 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 Virendragadh?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhrangadhra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhrangadhra
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dhrangadhra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Virendragadh known for?

The main crops are **cotton, sesame and cumin**. About 56% of the 1,613 hectares of village land is sown, and 769 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 Virendragadh

Of every 100 households in Virendragadh in 2011, 97 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Virendragadh · ■ Dhrangadhra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**73%

Tap water ****93%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**64%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**75%

Use banking services ****47%**

**52%

Television ****42%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**13%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Virendragadh?

■ Virendragadh · ■ Dhrangadhra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815**

**892

Working population ****49.4%**

**44.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 53.0% for women. 53% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 251 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 353 (32%) · **■** Other work 81 (7%) · **■** Marginal 417 (38%)

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 Dhrangadhra

- Methan2,438 people
- Gajanvav2,331 people
- Rajgadh2,285 people
- Rampara2,280 people
- Jiva2,146 people
- Khambhda2,114 people
- Navalgadh2,081 people
- Dholi2,049 people

[All 63 villages in Dhrangadhra](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/dhrangadhra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Virendragadh?363310
- How far is Virendragadh from Surendranagar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Virendragadh?2,230 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Virendragadh in?Surendranagar district (Dhrangadhra sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Virendragadh?65.8% (Census 2011)
