# Vedai Village, Bijbehara, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/bijbehara/vedai/ Village · Bijbehara, Anantnag # Vedai Vedai is a village in Bijbehara sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **192401**. The 2011 Census counted **1,366 people in 241 households**, the 28th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%. - 1,366people (2011) - 241households - 63.7%literacy - 192401PIN code ## Vedai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vedai is 192401.** Vedai falls in Bijbehara sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code192401 - Gram panchayatVedai - Community development blockDachanipora - Census village code003590 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vedai from nearby towns? - Bijbehara (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ)24 km by road - Beijbehara (nearest town)11 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 Vedai? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Vedai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Srigufwara - ○Degree college10+ km · Bijbehara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 6 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 Vedai known for? The main crops are **walnut**. Products made here include carpet and crewel. About 58% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Vedai Of every 100 households in Vedai in 2011, 77 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Vedai · ■ Bijbehara rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **93% Toilet within the home ****64%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****34%** **38% Tap water ****93%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **93% Use banking services ****80%** **71% Television ****64%** **52% Mobile phone ****84%** **79% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **6% None of these assets ****8%** **8% Own their home ****98%** **99% 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 Vedai? ■ Vedai · ■ Bijbehara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%** **59.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810** **870 Working population ****51.2%** **39.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.6% for men and 49.3% for women. 53% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 88 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 133 (19%) · **■** Marginal 469 (67%) 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 Bijbehara - Dupt Yar1,612 people - Bander Pora1,562 people - Sotki Pora1,465 people - Katu1,372 people - Gadhanji Pora1,351 people - Kitriteng1,346 people - Dari Gund1,318 people - Kandi Pora1,197 people [All 52 villages in Bijbehara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/bijbehara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vedai?192401 - How far is Vedai from Anantnag?24 km by road - What is the population of Vedai?1,366 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vedai in?Anantnag district (Bijbehara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Vedai?63.7% (Census 2011)