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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 507177
- Pincode
- 370490
- Post office
- Dumara
- Population
- 3,849
- Households
- 706
- Literacy rate
- 48.8%
- Sex ratio
- 979 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,417
- Distance to district centre
- 117 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 46 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 369 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 600 km
- Nearest railway station
- Dhanvala Vada · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Shivam Hospital · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Vinjhan compares
By population, Vinjhan ranks #7 of 136 villages in Abdasa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.8%
−7.8% vs mandal average
- Vinjhan
- 48.8%
- Abdasa mandal
- 56.6%
- Kachchh district
- 59.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
979
+64 vs mandal average
- Vinjhan
- 979
- Abdasa mandal
- 915
Household size
people per home
5.5
+0.6 vs mandal average
- Vinjhan
- 5.5
- Abdasa mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vinjhan at a glance
Vinjhan is a village of 3,849 people in 706 households (Census 2011) in Abdasa taluka, Kachchh district, Gujarat, the 7th-largest of 136 villages in Abdasa taluka. Literacy is 49%, 8 points below the taluka average of 57% and the sex ratio is 979 women per 1,000 men. It lies 117 km from the Kachchh district centre, 37 km from Nakhatrana, the nearest town, 6 km from Dhanvala Vada railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 370490, served by Dumara post office; the LGD village code is 507177. The nearest hospital or health centre is Shivam Hospital, 10 km away. The village votes in Mandvi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Aniruddha Bhailal Dave. The population is estimated at 4,538 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vinjhan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- 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
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- 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
- BHUJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 65
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 65
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 28
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- VINJHAN
- Total area (ha)
- 6,675.57
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 3,000
- Forest area (ha)
- 30.94
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Vinjhan
- LGD code
- 507177
- Pincode
- 370490
- Post office
- Dumara
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,849
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,538
- Households
- 706
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 979
- Literacy rate
- 48.8%
- Coordinates
- 23.10404°N, 69.02575°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kachchh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mandvi
- Member of Parliament
- Vinodbhai Chavda
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Aniruddha Bhailal Dave
- Block / Mandal
- Abdasa
- Nearest PHC
- Life Care Clinic (32.2 km)
- Nearest railway station
- West Port (66.3 km)
Getting there
How to reach Vinjhan
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar369 kmcapital
- Mumbai600 km
- Delhi1022 km
- Hyderabad1174 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDhanvala Vada6 km
- Hospital / PHCShivam Hospital10 km
- ATM / bankBank of Baroda27 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 370490
Villages near Vinjhan
Other villages in Abdasa mandal
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- Kothara
- Jakhau
- Bhanada
- Vayor
- Mothala
- Suthari
- Dumra
- Varadiya
- Tera
- Ber Moti
- Rampar
- Sandhan
- Khirsara(Kothara)
- Naredi
- Bitta
- Nundhatad
- Lala
- Vanku
- Khirsara (Vinjhan)
- Gadhvala Vada
- Sudadhro Moti
- Jana-Kosa
- Charopdi Moti
- Reladiya Manjal
- Rava
- Butta (Abdawali)
- Bandiya
- Arikhana
- Raydhanjar
- Vadapaddhar
- Vagapaddhar
- Dhufi Moti
- Prajau
- Lathedi
- Sindhodi Moti
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)