# Vekur Village, Songadh, Tapi (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Songadh, Tapi 

# Vekur

Vekur is a village in Songadh sub-district of Tapi district, Gujarat, PIN code **394680**. The 2011 Census counted **874 people in 199 households**, the 79th largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 874people (2011)
- 199households
- 65.8%literacy
- 394680PIN code

## Vekur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vekur is 394680.** Vekur falls in Songadh sub-district, Tapi district, Gujarat.

- PIN code394680
- Gram panchayatVekur
- Community development blockSongadh
- Census village code524564

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

## How far is Vekur from nearby towns?

- Songadh (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Vyara (district HQ)17 km by road
- Songadh (nearest town)15 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 Vekur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Vekur; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Songadh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Songadh
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ukai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Vekur known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and ground nut**. About 78% of the 302 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Vekur

Of every 100 households in Vekur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Vekur · ■ Songadh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**92%

Use banking services ****97%**

**44%

Television ****41%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Vekur?

■ Vekur · ■ Songadh rural average

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

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1116**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087**

**977

Working population ****61.1%**

**60.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 59.4% for women. 69% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 232 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 218 (41%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 63 (12%)

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 Songadh

- Vajpur938 people
- Nani Khervan918 people
- Champavadi913 people
- Borkuva878 people
- Veljhar874 people
- Khogal Gam830 people
- Chakvan824 people
- Otta802 people

[All 175 villages in Songadh](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/tapi/songadh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vekur?394680
- How far is Vekur from Vyara?17 km by road
- What is the population of Vekur?874 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vekur in?Tapi district (Songadh sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Vekur?65.8% (Census 2011)