# Velavadar Village, Wadhwan, Surendranagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/wadhwan/velavadar/ Village · Wadhwan, Surendranagar # Velavadar Velavadar is a village in Wadhwan sub-district of Surendranagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **363040**. The 2011 Census counted **4,063 people in 709 households**, the 5th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 4,063people (2011) - 709households - 64.5%literacy - 363040PIN code ## Velavadar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Velavadar is 363040.** Velavadar falls in Wadhwan sub-district, Surendranagar district, Gujarat. - PIN code363040 - Gram panchayatVelavadar - Community development blockWadhwan - Census village code512204 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Velavadar from nearby towns? - Wadhwan (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Surendranagar (district HQ)22 km by road - Surendranagar (nearest town)22 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 Velavadar? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Velavadar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khodu - ○Degree college10+ km · Surendranagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Surendranagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Velavadar known for? The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, sorghum and sesame**. About 88% of the 2,035 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,000 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 Velavadar Of every 100 households in Velavadar in 2011, 95 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Velavadar · ■ Wadhwan rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****7%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **72% Tap water ****77%** **63% Drinking water within premises ****57%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **84% Use banking services ****41%** **50% Television ****43%** **56% Mobile phone ****61%** **72% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****27%** **14% Own their home ****94%** **94% 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 Velavadar? ■ Velavadar · ■ Wadhwan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **946 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882** **873 Working population ****49.6%** **46.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.5% for men and 50.4% for women. 58% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 682 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 831 (41%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 171 (8%) · **■** Marginal 329 (16%) 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 Wadhwan - Khodu6,060 people - Vastadi6,056 people - Rampara5,457 people - Kherali4,696 people - Memka3,793 people - Dedadara3,650 people - Kothariya3,568 people - Rajpar3,472 people [All 45 villages in Wadhwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/wadhwan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velavadar?363040 - How far is Velavadar from Surendranagar?22 km by road - What is the population of Velavadar?4,063 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velavadar in?Surendranagar district (Wadhwan sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Velavadar?64.5% (Census 2011)