# Wankan Village, The Dangs, The Dangs (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · The Dangs, The Dangs 

# Wankan

Wankan is a village in The Dangs sub-district of The Dangs district, Gujarat, PIN code **394715**. The 2011 Census counted **124 people in 28 households**, the 301st largest of 308 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%.

- 124people (2011)
- 28households
- 82.7%literacy
- 394715PIN code

## Wankan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Wankan is 394715.** Wankan falls in The Dangs sub-district, The Dangs district, Gujarat.

- PIN code394715
- Gram panchayatGodadiya
- Community development blockThe Dangs
- Census village code522564

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

## How far is Wankan from nearby towns?

- Ahwa (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Ahwa (district HQ)42 km by road
- Vyara (nearest town)29 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 Wankan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Wankan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kalibel
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ahwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ahwa
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 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 waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Wankan known for?

The main crops are **vegetables, paddy and ragi**. About 28% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Wankan

Of every 100 households in Wankan in 2011, 57 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wankan · ■ The Dangs rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****100%**

**44%

Television ****18%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****54%**

**56%

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 Wankan?

■ Wankan · ■ The Dangs rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%**

**73.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1222**

**967

Working population ****68.5%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 84.0% for women. 75% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 44 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 39 (46%)

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 The Dangs

- Shivbara168 people
- Badiganvtha165 people
- Mohpada141 people
- Khapri129 people
- Bordahad123 people
- Ambur117 people
- Chamarpada109 people
- Dumarya103 people

[All 308 villages in The Dangs](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/the-dangs/the-dangs/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Wankan?394715
- How far is Wankan from Ahwa?42 km by road
- What is the population of Wankan?124 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wankan in?The Dangs district (The Dangs sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Wankan?82.7% (Census 2011)