About Varavala Village

Varavala is one of the larger villages in Okhamandal tehsil, in the district of Jamnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,955, made up of 6,133 males and 5,822 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2945.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 361335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Varavala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varavala village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Jamnagar
Tehsil	Okhamandal
Pincode	361335
Area (hectares)	2945.37 hectares
Population	11,955
Male Population	6,133
Female Population	5,822
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Varavala compares

By the 2011 count Varavala is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,318 residents. Its 2945.37 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Varavala

Varavala 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 Varavala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Varavala from other places

Varavala lies about 115 km from Jamnagar, and the nearest railway station is Varvala, 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 Varavala
Nearest railway station	Varvala	under 2 km
Nearest town	Dwārka	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Okhamandal	5.7 km
District headquarters	Jamnagar	115 km

Villages closest to Varavala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Varavala village had a population of 11,955. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,318 residents.

Varavala village has 6,133 males and 5,822 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varavala has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Varavala is 361335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varavala covers 2945.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Varavala falls under Okhamandal tehsil of Jamnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Varavala is Varvala, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Varavala.

Varavala is about 115 km from Jamnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varavala is in Okhamandal tehsil of Jamnagar district. Varvala is about under 2 km away. Dwārka is about 5.6 km away. Okhamandal is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.