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About Vav Village

Vav is a mid sized village in Sihor tehsil, in the district of Bhavnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 932, made up of 486 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 614.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 364210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vav Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vav village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Bhavnagar
Tehsil Sihor
Pincode 364210
Area (hectares) 614.8 hectares
Population 932
Male Population 486
Female Population 446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vav compares

By the 2011 count Vav is the 55th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,975 residents. Its 614.8 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Vav

Vav is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vav 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. The nearest villages by name are Ukharla, Usrad, Vadiya and Valavad. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Vav

As per the Census of India 2011, Vav village had a population of 932. That makes it the 55th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,975 residents.

Vav village has 486 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vav has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Vav is 364210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vav covers 614.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vav falls under Sihor tehsil of Bhavnagar district in Gujarat.

The census record for Vav notes the nearest railway station 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 Vav.

Vav is in Sihor tehsil of Bhavnagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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