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About Vaghnagar Village

Vaghnagar is one of the larger villages in Mahuva tehsil, in the district of Bhavnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,691, made up of 3,426 males and 3,265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1650.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 364290, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vaghnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vaghnagar village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Bhavnagar
Tehsil Mahuva
Pincode 364290
Area (hectares) 1650.54 hectares
Population 6,691
Male Population 3,426
Female Population 3,265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Vaghnagar compares

By the 2011 count Vaghnagar is the 10th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents. Its 1650.54 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Vaghnagar

Vaghnagar 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 Vaghnagar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vaghnagar from other places

Vaghnagar lies about 82 km from Bhavnagar, and the nearest railway station is Mahuva Junction, about 5.6 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 Vaghnagar
Tehsil headquarters Mahuva 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Mahuva Junction 5.6 km
District headquarters Bhavnagar 82 km

Villages closest to Vaghnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vaghnagar village had a population of 6,691. That makes it the 10th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents.

Vaghnagar village has 3,426 males and 3,265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vaghnagar has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Vaghnagar is 364290. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vaghnagar covers 1650.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vaghnagar falls under Mahuva tehsil of Bhavnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vaghnagar is Mahuva Junction, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Vaghnagar is about 82 km from Bhavnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vaghnagar is in Mahuva tehsil of Bhavnagar district. Mahuva is about 4.5 km away. Mahuva Junction is about 5.6 km away. Bhavnagar is about 82 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadrod (3.7 km), Mahuva (4.5 km) and Katpar (5.2 km).

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

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