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About Vankiya Village

Vankiya is a large village in Una tehsil, in the district of Junagadh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,225, made up of 1,633 males and 1,592 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1658.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 362560, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vankiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vankiya village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Junagadh
Tehsil Una
Pincode 362560
Area (hectares) 1658.7 hectares
Population 3,225
Male Population 1,633
Female Population 1,592
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vankiya compares

By the 2011 count Vankiya is the 31st largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,157 residents. Its 1658.7 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Vankiya

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

Vankiya lies about 100 km from Junagadh, and the nearest railway station is Delvada, about 17 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 Vankiya
Nearest town Diu 10 km
Nearest railway station Delvada 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Una 20 km
District headquarters Junagadh 100 km

Villages closest to Vankiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vankiya village had a population of 3,225. That makes it the 31st largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,157 residents.

Vankiya village has 1,633 males and 1,592 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vankiya has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Vankiya is 362560. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vankiya covers 1658.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vankiya falls under Una tehsil of Junagadh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vankiya is Delvada, about 17 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 Vankiya.

Vankiya is about 100 km from Junagadh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vankiya is in Una tehsil of Junagadh district. Diu is about 10 km away. Delvada is about 17 km away. Una is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanakbarda (under 2 km), Mor Supada Nes (2.5 km) and Tad (4.2 km).

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

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