About Vandhay Village

Vandhay is a small village in Bhuj tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 152 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 803 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2697.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vandhay Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vandhay village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Kachchh
Tehsil	Bhuj
Pincode	370040
Area (hectares)	2697.61 hectares
Population	274
Male Population	152
Female Population	122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	803
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vandhay compares

By the 2011 count Vandhay is the 121st 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 2697.61 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Vandhay

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

Vandhay lies about 29 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Deshalpar, about 2.0 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 Vandhay
Nearest railway station	Deshalpar	2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhuj	24 km
District headquarters	Kachchh	29 km

Villages closest to Vandhay

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.

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Common questions about Vandhay

As per the Census of India 2011, Vandhay village had a population of 274. That makes it the 121st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents.

Vandhay village has 152 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vandhay has about 803 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Vandhay is 370040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vandhay covers 2697.61 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.

Vandhay falls under Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vandhay is Deshalpar, about 2.0 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 Vandhay.

Vandhay is about 29 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vandhay is in Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district. Deshalpar is about 2.0 km away. Bhuj is about 24 km away. Kachchh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.