Geographic Location of Vekra

The village Vekra is located in Mandvi Taluk of Kachchh District in the State of Gujarat in India. It is governed by Vekra Gram Panchayat. It comes under Mandvi Community Development Block. The nearest town is Bhuj, which is about 29 kilometers away from Vekra.

Travel and Communication for Vekra

The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Vekra,
Kachchh,
Gujarat, India
PIN - 370465

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Vekra

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A brief summary of available data for Vekra is given below:

Social Structure of Vekra

As per available data from the year 2009, 2294 persons live in 451 house holds in the village Vekra. There are 1041 female individuals and 1253 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 45.38% and males constitute 54.62% of the total population.

There are 344 scheduled castes persons of which 187 are females and 157 are males. Females constitute 54.36% and males constitute 45.64% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 15% of the total population.

There are 159 scheduled tribes persons of which 82 are females and 77 are males. Females constitute 51.57% and males constitute 48.43% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 6.93% of the total population.

Population density of Vekra is 126.27 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Vekra

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Total area of Vekra is 1816.68 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 1153.92 ha. About 973.52 ha is un-irrigated area. About 180.4 ha is irrigated area. About 111.16 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 69.24 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 1.2 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 102.65 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 22.97 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 535.94 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Vekra

There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Bhuj, which is more than 10 kms away from Vekra.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Vekra.

There are no middle schools in the village Vekra or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Bhuj, which is more than 10 kms away from Vekra.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Bhuj, which is more than 10 kms away from Vekra.

Colleges in Vekra

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Mandvi, which is more than 10 kms away from Vekra.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Bhuj, which is more than 10 kms away from Vekra.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Bhuj, which is more than 10 kms away from Vekra.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Bhuj, which is more than 10 kms away from Vekra.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Bhuj, which is more than 10 kms away from Vekra.

Other Educational Facilities in Vekra

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Mandvi, which is more than 10 kms away from Vekra.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Mandvi, which is more than 10 kms away from Vekra.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Madhapar, which is more than 10 kms away from Vekra.

Healthcare Facilities in Vekra

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Vekra.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Vekra.

There is a primary health sub-centre more than 10 kms away from Vekra.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Vekra.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Vekra.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Vekra.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Vekra.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Vekra.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Vekra.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Vekra.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Vekra.

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