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About Vankol Village

Vankol is a mid sized village in Jhagadia tehsil, in the district of Bharuch, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 333 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 687.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 393110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vankol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vankol village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Bharuch
Tehsil Jhagadia
Pincode 393110
Area (hectares) 687.49 hectares
Population 641
Male Population 333
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vankol compares

By the 2011 count Vankol is the 102nd largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents. Its 687.49 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 942.

Getting to Vankol

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

Vankol lies about 39 km from Bharuch, and the nearest railway station is Vankal, about under 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 Vankol
Nearest railway station Vankal under 2 km
Nearest town Kosamba 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhagadia 32 km
District headquarters Bharuch 39 km

Villages closest to Vankol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vankol village had a population of 641. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents.

Vankol village has 333 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vankol has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Vankol is 393110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vankol covers 687.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vankol falls under Jhagadia tehsil of Bharuch district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vankol is Vankal, about under 2 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 Vankol.

Vankol is about 39 km from Bharuch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vankol is in Jhagadia tehsil of Bharuch district. Vankal is about under 2 km away. Kosamba is about 28 km away. Jhagadia is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadwali (12 km), Vala (17 km) and Vali (17 km).

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

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