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About Vatachhad Village

Vatachhad 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 89 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2545.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vatachhad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vatachhad village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Bhuj
Pincode 370030
Area (hectares) 2545.82 hectares
Population 171
Male Population 89
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vatachhad compares

By the 2011 count Vatachhad 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 2545.82 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Vatachhad

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

Vatachhad lies about 25 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Deshalpar, about 20 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 Vatachhad
Nearest railway station Deshalpar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhuj 21 km
District headquarters Kachchh 25 km

Villages closest to Vatachhad

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 Vatachhad

As per the Census of India 2011, Vatachhad 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.

Vatachhad village has 89 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vatachhad has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Vatachhad is 370030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vatachhad covers 2545.82 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.

Vatachhad falls under Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vatachhad is Deshalpar, about 20 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 Vatachhad.

Vatachhad is about 25 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vatachhad is in Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district. Deshalpar is about 20 km away. Bhuj is about 21 km away. Kachchh is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tankanasar (3.1 km), Sumarasar (4.2 km) and Virai (5.3 km).

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

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