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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
rohitbhai nanjibhai fangaliya
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- LGD code
- 512757
- Pincode
- 363650
- Post office
- Tankara
- Population
- 951
- Households
- 176
- Literacy rate
- 59.2%
- Sex ratio
- 961 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 532
- Distance to district centre
- 34 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 14 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 212 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 440 km
- Nearest railway station
- Khorana · 13 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Christ Hospital · 17 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Vachhakpar compares
By population, Vachhakpar ranks #36 of 42 villages in Tankara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.2%
−7.7% vs mandal average
- Vachhakpar
- 59.2%
- Tankara mandal
- 66.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
961
−7 vs mandal average
- Vachhakpar
- 961
- Tankara mandal
- 968
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Vachhakpar
- 5.4
- Tankara mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vachhakpar at a glance
Vachhakpar is a village of 951 people in 176 households (Census 2011) in Tankara taluka, Morbi district, Gujarat, the 36th-largest of 42 villages in Tankara taluka. Literacy is 59%, 8 points below the taluka average of 67% and the sex ratio is 961 women per 1,000 men. It lies 34 km from the Morbi district centre, 14 km from Moviya, the nearest town, 13 km from Khorana railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 363650, served by Tankara post office; the LGD village code is 512757. The nearest hospital or health centre is Christ Hospital, 17 km away. The sarpanch is rohitbhai nanjibhai fangaliya, and the village votes in Tankara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Durlabhjibhai Harakhjibhai Dethariya. The population is estimated at 1,121 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vachhakpar
- 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
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PADDHARI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 28
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 24
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- VACHHAKPAR
- Total area (ha)
- 787.94
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 65
- Forest area (ha)
- 8
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Vachhakpar
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Key facts — Vachhakpar
- LGD code
- 512757
- Pincode
- 363650
- Post office
- Tankara
- Population (Census 2011)
- 951
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,121
- Households
- 176
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 961
- Literacy rate
- 59.2%
- Coordinates
- 22.48117°N, 70.72871°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Rajkot
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tankara
- Member of Parliament
- Parshottam Rupala
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Durlabhjibhai Harakhjibhai Dethariya
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- rohitbhai nanjibhai fangaliya
- Block / Mandal
- Tankara
Getting there
How to reach Vachhakpar
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar212 kmcapital
- Mumbai440 km
- Delhi942 km
- Hyderabad989 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKhorana13 km
- Bus stopBedi Chowkdi (Asspass) (Rajkot)17 km
- Hospital / PHCChrist Hospital17 km
- ATM / bankHDFC bank16 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum9 km
- CollegeSanjaybhi Rajguru college of enjineering16 km
- Police stationPolice Head Quarters20 km
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)