About Vad Village

Vad is a mid sized village in Rajula tehsil, in the district of Amreli, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,025, made up of 533 males and 492 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 825.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 365560, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vad village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Amreli
Tehsil	Rajula
Pincode	365560
Area (hectares)	825.2 hectares
Population	1,025
Male Population	533
Female Population	492
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vad compares

By the 2011 count Vad is the 52nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,906 residents. Its 825.2 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Vad

Vad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vad from other places

Vad lies about 73 km from Amreli, and the nearest railway station is Pipavav, about 6.2 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 Vad
Nearest railway station	Pipavav	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajula	6.6 km
Nearest town	Rājula	6.6 km
District headquarters	Amreli	73 km

Villages closest to Vad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vad village had a population of 1,025. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,906 residents.

Vad village has 533 males and 492 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vad has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Vad is 365560. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vad covers 825.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vad falls under Rajula tehsil of Amreli district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vad is Pipavav, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Vad.

Vad is about 73 km from Amreli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vad is in Rajula tehsil of Amreli district. Pipavav is about 6.2 km away. Rajula is about 6.6 km away. Rājula is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.