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- LGD code
- 514357
- Pincode
- 362620
- Post office
- Bantwa
- Population
- 2,532
- Households
- 514
- Literacy rate
- 65.8%
- Sex ratio
- 934 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,367
Census 2011 · in context
How Vekri compares
By population, Vekri ranks #7 of 56 villages in Manavadar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.8%
−4.0% vs mandal average
- Vekri
- 65.8%
- Manavadar mandal
- 69.8%
- Junagadh district
- 67.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
934
−5 vs mandal average
- Vekri
- 934
- Manavadar mandal
- 939
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Vekri
- 4.9
- Manavadar mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vekri at a glance
Vekri is a village of 2,532 people in 514 households (Census 2011) in Manavadar taluka, Junagadh district, Gujarat, the 7th-largest of 56 villages in Manavadar taluka. Literacy is 66%, 4 points below the taluka average of 70% and the sex ratio is 934 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 362620, served by Bantwa post office; the LGD village code is 514357. The village votes in Jetpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jayesh Radadiya. The population is estimated at 2,985 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vekri
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 2
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KUTIYANA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 80
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 40
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- VEKRI
- Total area (ha)
- 1,080.2
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 416
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Vekri
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Vekri
- LGD code
- 514357
- Pincode
- 362620
- Post office
- Bantwa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,532
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,985
- Households
- 514
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 934
- Literacy rate
- 65.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Porbandar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jetpur
- Member of Parliament
- Mansukh Mandaviya
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jayesh Radadiya
- Block / Mandal
- Manavadar
- Nearest railway station
- Bhayavadar (22.8 km)
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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