Vekur, Songadh, Tapi, Gujarat, India

Content updated on May 6, 2024.

Geographic Location of Vekur


The village Vekur is located in Songadh Taluk of Tapi District in the State of Gujarat in India. It is governed by Vekur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Songadh Community Development Block. The nearest town is Songadh, which is about 15 kilometers away from Vekur.

Travel and Communication for Vekur


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

Postal Address:
Vekur,
Tapi,
Gujarat, India
PIN - 394680

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Vekur


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Vekur is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

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

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Vekur


As per available data from the year 2009, 874 persons live in 199 house holds in the village Vekur. There are 461 female individuals and 413 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 52.75% and males constitute 47.25% of the total population.

There are 873 scheduled tribes persons of which 461 are females and 412 are males. Females constitute 52.81% and males constitute 47.19% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 99.89% of the total population.

Population density of Vekur is 289.07 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Vekur


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Total area of Vekur is 302.35 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 235.86 ha. About 158.86 ha is un-irrigated area. About 77 ha is irrigated area. About 38 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 16 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 23 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 4.34 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 37.66 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 24.49 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Vekur


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

There is a government primary school in the village Vekur.

There are no middle schools in the village Vekur 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 Songadh, which is more than 10 kms away from Vekur.

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

Colleges in Vekur


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

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Vekur


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Ukai, which is 5-10 kms away from Vekur.

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Vekur


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

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Vekur.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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