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About Vat Village

Vat is a small village in Khalapur tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 244 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.22 hectares hectares.

Vat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vat village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Khalapur
Area (hectares) 93.22 hectares
Population 469
Male Population 244
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vat compares

By the 2011 count Vat is the 90th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 93.22 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Vat

Vat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Vat as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Usroli, Vadval, Vadvihir and Vanave. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Vat

As per the Census of India 2011, Vat village had a population of 469. That makes it the 90th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Vat village has 244 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vat has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Vat covers 93.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vat falls under Khalapur tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Vat notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Vat.

Vat is in Khalapur tehsil of Raigarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Vat today is likely to be higher.

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