About Vankiya Village

Vankiya is a large village in Babra tehsil, in the district of Amreli, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,294, made up of 1,235 males and 1,059 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1819.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 365555, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vankiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vankiya village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Amreli
Tehsil	Babra
Pincode	365555
Area (hectares)	1819.24 hectares
Population	2,294
Male Population	1,235
Female Population	1,059
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	857
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vankiya compares

By the 2011 count Vankiya is the 22nd largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,058 residents. Its 1819.24 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Vankiya

Vankiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vankiya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vankiya from other places

Vankiya lies about 43 km from Amreli, and the nearest railway station is Khijadiya Junction, about 26 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 Vankiya
Nearest town	Jasdan	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Babra	14 km
Nearest railway station	Khijadiya Junction	26 km
District headquarters	Amreli	43 km

Villages closest to Vankiya

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

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Common questions about Vankiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Vankiya village had a population of 2,294. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,058 residents.

Vankiya village has 1,235 males and 1,059 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vankiya has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Vankiya is 365555. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vankiya covers 1819.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vankiya falls under Babra tehsil of Amreli district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vankiya is Khijadiya Junction, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Vankiya.

Vankiya is about 43 km from Amreli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vankiya is in Babra tehsil of Amreli district. Jasdan is about 12 km away. Babra is about 14 km away. Khijadiya Junction is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.