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About Vada Village

Vada is a mid sized village in Anjar tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 605, made up of 308 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1122.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vada village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Anjar
Pincode 370110
Area (hectares) 1122.06 hectares
Population 605
Male Population 308
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vada compares

By the 2011 count Vada is the 54th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents. Its 1122.06 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 946.

Getting to Vada

Vada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vada 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vada from other places

Vada lies about 22 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Ratnal, about 7.7 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 Vada
Nearest railway station Ratnal 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Anjar 15 km
Nearest town Anjār 15 km
District headquarters Kachchh 22 km

Villages closest to Vada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vada village had a population of 605. That makes it the 54th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents.

Vada village has 308 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vada has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Vada is 370110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vada covers 1122.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vada falls under Anjar tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vada is Ratnal, about 7.7 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 <5 km distance for Vada.

Vada is about 22 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vada is in Anjar tehsil of Kachchh district. Ratnal is about 7.7 km away. Anjar is about 15 km away. Anjār is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hamirpar (under 2 km), Lohariya Mota (2.6 km) and Lohariya Nana (3.0 km).

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

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