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About Vira Village

Vira is a mid sized village in Anjar tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,787, made up of 913 males and 874 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2362.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vira village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Anjar
Pincode 370110
Area (hectares) 2362.42 hectares
Population 1,787
Male Population 913
Female Population 874
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vira compares

By the 2011 count Vira is the 30th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents. Its 2362.42 hectares work out to about 0.8 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Vira

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

How far is Vira from other places

Vira lies about 44 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Vasai Third Road, about 7.8 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 Vira
Nearest railway station Vasai Third Road 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Anjar 20 km
Nearest town Anjār 20 km
District headquarters Kachchh 44 km

Villages closest to Vira

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 Vira

As per the Census of India 2011, Vira village had a population of 1,787. That makes it the 30th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents.

Vira village has 913 males and 874 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vira has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

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

Vira covers 2362.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vira falls under Anjar tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vira is Vasai Third Road, about 7.8 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 village for Vira.

Vira is about 44 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vira is in Anjar tehsil of Kachchh district. Vasai Third Road is about 7.8 km away. Anjar is about 20 km away. Anjār 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 Nagavaladiya (3.6 km), Chandrapar (4.4 km) and Valadiya Bitta (5.1 km).

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

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