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About Vinchhiya Village

Vinchhiya is a small village in Bhuj tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 171, made up of 81 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1665.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370675, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vinchhiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vinchhiya village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Bhuj
Pincode 370675
Area (hectares) 1665.24 hectares
Population 171
Male Population 81
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vinchhiya compares

By the 2011 count Vinchhiya is the 131st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents. Its 1665.24 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Vinchhiya

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

Vinchhiya lies about 26 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Deshalpar, about 12 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 Vinchhiya
Nearest railway station Deshalpar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhuj 21 km
District headquarters Kachchh 26 km

Villages closest to Vinchhiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vinchhiya village had a population of 171. That makes it the 131st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents.

Vinchhiya village has 81 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vinchhiya has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Vinchhiya is 370675. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vinchhiya covers 1665.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vinchhiya falls under Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vinchhiya is Deshalpar, about 12 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 Vinchhiya.

Vinchhiya is about 26 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vinchhiya is in Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district. Deshalpar is about 12 km away. Bhuj is about 21 km away. Kachchh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Natharkui (1.7 km), Kuvathada (2.7 km) and Vehro (2.8 km).

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

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