About Vekariya Village

Vekariya is a large village in Visavadar tehsil, in the district of Junagadh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,000, made up of 1,518 males and 1,482 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2102.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 362130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vekariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vekariya village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Junagadh
Tehsil	Visavadar
Pincode	362130
Area (hectares)	2102.45 hectares
Population	3,000
Male Population	1,518
Female Population	1,482
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vekariya compares

By the 2011 count Vekariya is the 7th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 2102.45 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Vekariya

Vekariya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vekariya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vekariya from other places

Vekariya lies about 52 km from Junagadh, and the nearest railway station is Bhader, about 5.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Vekariya
Nearest railway station	Bhader	5.6 km
Nearest town	Dhāri	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Visavadar	17 km
District headquarters	Junagadh	52 km

Villages closest to Vekariya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Visavadar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Vekariya

As per the Census of India 2011, Vekariya village had a population of 3,000. That makes it the 7th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Vekariya village has 1,518 males and 1,482 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vekariya has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Vekariya is 362130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vekariya covers 2102.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vekariya falls under Visavadar tehsil of Junagadh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vekariya is Bhader, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Vekariya.

Vekariya is about 52 km from Junagadh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vekariya is in Visavadar tehsil of Junagadh district. Bhader is about 5.6 km away. Dhāri is about 12 km away. Visavadar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.