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About Virochannagar Village

Virochannagar is one of the larger villages in Sanand tehsil, in the district of Ahmadabad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,081, made up of 3,647 males and 3,434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4051.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 382170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Virochannagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Virochannagar village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Ahmadabad
Tehsil Sanand
Pincode 382170
Area (hectares) 4051.39 hectares
Population 7,081
Male Population 3,647
Female Population 3,434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Virochannagar compares

By the 2011 count Virochannagar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,730 residents. Its 4051.39 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Virochannagar

Virochannagar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Virochannagar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Virochannagar from other places

Virochannagar lies about 38 km from Ahmadabad, and the nearest railway station is Virochannagar, about 3.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Virochannagar
Nearest railway station Virochannagar 3.7 km
Nearest town Viramgām 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sanand 20 km
District headquarters Ahmadabad 38 km

Villages closest to Virochannagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sanand tehsil.

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 Virochannagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Virochannagar village had a population of 7,081. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,730 residents.

Virochannagar village has 3,647 males and 3,434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Virochannagar has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Virochannagar is 382170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Virochannagar covers 4051.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Virochannagar falls under Sanand tehsil of Ahmadabad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Virochannagar is Virochannagar, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Virochannagar is about 38 km from Ahmadabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Virochannagar is in Sanand tehsil of Ahmadabad district. Virochannagar is about 3.7 km away. Viramgām is about 18 km away. Sanand is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chharodi (10.0 km), Chekhla (15 km) and Nidhrad (19 km).

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

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