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About Vantra Village

Vantra is a small village in Bhuj tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 256, made up of 136 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2214.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vantra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vantra village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Bhuj
Pincode 370001
Area (hectares) 2214.97 hectares
Population 256
Male Population 136
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vantra compares

By the 2011 count Vantra is the 123rd 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 2214.97 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 Vantra

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

Vantra lies about 27 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Ratnal, about 22 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 Vantra
Nearest railway station Ratnal 22 km
District headquarters Kachchh 27 km
Nearest town Madhapar 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhuj 32 km

Villages closest to Vantra

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 Vantra

As per the Census of India 2011, Vantra village had a population of 256. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents.

Vantra village has 136 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vantra has about 882 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 Vantra is 370001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vantra covers 2214.97 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.

Vantra falls under Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vantra is Ratnal, about 22 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 Vantra.

Vantra is about 27 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vantra is in Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district. Ratnal is about 22 km away. Kachchh is about 27 km away. Madhapar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Berdo (4.7 km), Naliyeri Timbo (5.7 km) and Lodai (6.2 km).

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

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