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

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Village · Songadh, Tapi 

# Veljhar

Veljhar is a village in Songadh sub-district of Tapi district, Gujarat, PIN code **394680**. The 2011 Census counted **874 people in 199 households**, the 80th largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 874people (2011)
- 199households
- 61.5%literacy
- 394680PIN code

## Veljhar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code394680
- Gram panchayatVeljhar
- Community development blockSongadh
- Census village code524575

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

## How far is Veljhar from nearby towns?

- Songadh (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Vyara (district HQ)18 km by road
- Songadh (nearest town)17 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 Veljhar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Veljhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ukhaldha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Songadh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Songadh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Veljhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 57% of the 588 hectares of village land is sown, and 230 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 Veljhar

Of every 100 households in Veljhar in 2011, 20 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Veljhar · ■ Songadh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**77%

Tap water ****8%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**16%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****21%**

**44%

Television ****12%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**21%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**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 Veljhar?

■ Veljhar · ■ Songadh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1176**

**977

Working population ****57.0%**

**60.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.3% for men and 56.9% for women. 63% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 475 (95%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%)

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

- Nani Khervan918 people
- Champavadi913 people
- Borkuva878 people
- Vekur874 people
- Khogal Gam830 people
- Chakvan824 people
- Otta802 people
- Hindla801 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Veljhar?394680
- How far is Veljhar from Vyara?18 km by road
- What is the population of Veljhar?874 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Veljhar in?Tapi district (Songadh sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Veljhar?61.5% (Census 2011)