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About Vaghwan Village

Vaghwan is a mid sized village in Hansot tehsil, in the district of Bharuch, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 875, made up of 431 males and 444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 672.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 393030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vaghwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vaghwan village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Bharuch
Tehsil Hansot
Pincode 393030
Area (hectares) 672.59 hectares
Population 875
Male Population 431
Female Population 444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vaghwan compares

By the 2011 count Vaghwan is the 28th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,241 residents. Its 672.59 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Vaghwan

Vaghwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vaghwan 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 Vaghwan from other places

Vaghwan lies about 30 km from Bharuch, and the nearest railway station is Kosamba Junction, about 21 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 Vaghwan
Tehsil headquarters Hansot 9.1 km
Nearest town Tarsadi 21 km
Nearest railway station Kosamba Junction 21 km
District headquarters Bharuch 30 km

Villages closest to Vaghwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vaghwan village had a population of 875. That makes it the 28th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,241 residents.

Vaghwan village has 431 males and 444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vaghwan has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Vaghwan is 393030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vaghwan covers 672.59 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.

Vaghwan falls under Hansot tehsil of Bharuch district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vaghwan is Kosamba Junction, about 21 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 Vaghwan.

Vaghwan is about 30 km from Bharuch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vaghwan is in Hansot tehsil of Bharuch district. Hansot is about 9.1 km away. Tarsadi is about 21 km away. Kosamba Junction is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katpor (3.8 km), Rayma (6.3 km) and Ilav (8.7 km).

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

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