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- LGD code
- 514701
- Pincode
- 362260
- Post office
- Mendarda
- Population
- 103
- Households
- 19
- Literacy rate
- 46.6%
- Sex ratio
- 943 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 39
Census 2011 · in context
How Vaniya Vav compares
By population, Vaniya Vav ranks #46 of 51 villages in Mendarda mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.6%
−23.9% vs mandal average
- Vaniya Vav
- 46.6%
- Mendarda mandal
- 70.5%
- Junagadh district
- 67.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
943
+8 vs mandal average
- Vaniya Vav
- 943
- Mendarda mandal
- 935
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.8 vs mandal average
- Vaniya Vav
- 5.4
- Mendarda mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vaniya Vav at a glance
Vaniya Vav is a village of 103 people in 19 households (Census 2011) in Mendarda taluka, Junagadh district, Gujarat, the 46th-largest of 51 villages in Mendarda taluka. Literacy is 47%, 24 points below the taluka average of 71% and the sex ratio is 943 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 362260, served by Mendarda post office; the LGD village code is 514701. The village votes in Gondal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Geetaba Jayrajsinh Jadeja. The population is estimated at 121 in 2026, up 17% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vaniya Vav
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- 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
- KESHOD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 26
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MALANKA
- Total area (ha)
- 0
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Vaniya Vav
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Vaniya Vav
- LGD code
- 514701
- Pincode
- 362260
- Post office
- Mendarda
- Population (Census 2011)
- 103
- Population (projected 2026)
- 121
- Households
- 19
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 943
- Literacy rate
- 46.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Porbandar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gondal
- Member of Parliament
- Mansukh Mandaviya
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Geetaba Jayrajsinh Jadeja
- Block / Mandal
- Mendarda
- Nearest PHC
- Shree Bhojalram Clinic (2.7 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Kothariya (5.5 km)
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)