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- LGD code
- 522819
- Pincode
- 394710
- Post office
- Ahwadangs
- Population
- 250
- Households
- 43
- Literacy rate
- 28.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1033 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 148
- Distance to district centre
- 21 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 5 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 307 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 210 km
- Nearest railway station
- Waghai · 40 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rural Hospital, Dangsaundane · 18 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Wanki compares
By population, Wanki ranks #110 of 121 villages in Ahwa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
28.8%
−32.6% vs mandal average
- Wanki
- 28.8%
- Ahwa mandal
- 61.4%
- Dangs district
- 61.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,033
+29 vs mandal average
- Wanki
- 1,033
- Ahwa mandal
- 1,004
Household size
people per home
5.8
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Wanki
- 5.8
- Ahwa mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Wanki at a glance
Wanki is a village of 250 people in 43 households (Census 2011) in Ahwa taluka, Dangs district, Gujarat, the 110th-largest of 121 villages in Ahwa taluka. Literacy is 29%, 33 points below the taluka average of 61% and the sex ratio is 1,033 women per 1,000 men. It lies 21 km from the Dangs district centre, 40 km from Samode, the nearest town, 40 km from Waghai railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 394710, served by Ahwadangs post office; the LGD village code is 522819. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Dangsaundane, 18 km away. The population is estimated at 295 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Wanki
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- AHWA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 30
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GALKUND
- Total area (ha)
- 549.91
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 382.14
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Wanki
- LGD code
- 522819
- Pincode
- 394710
- Post office
- Ahwadangs
- Population (Census 2011)
- 250
- Population (projected 2026)
- 295
- Households
- 43
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1033
- Literacy rate
- 28.8%
- Coordinates
- 20.70676°N, 73.88275°E
- Block / Mandal
- Ahwa
- Nearest PHC
- Gaurang Nursing Home (21.2 km)
Getting there
How to reach Wanki
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar307 kmcapital
- Mumbai210 km
- Hyderabad609 km
- Delhi941 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationWaghai40 km
- Hospital / PHCRural Hospital, Dangsaundane18 km
- ATM / bankBaroda Gujarat Gramin Bank20 km
- Petrol pumpFuel20 km
- Police stationSaputara Police Station20 km
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- Chinchli
- Linga
- Gondalvihir
- Kadmal(Gadadsaja)
- Nadagkhadi
- Mogra
- Nandanpeda
- Morzira
- Kalamvihir
- Jamlapada(Gadhvisaja)
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- Gadvihir
- Bhisya
- Gaurya
- Pipalghodi
- Kotamdar
- Gotiyamal
- Wasurna
- Mahalpada
- Galkund
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- Sendriamba
- Dhuda
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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