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About Mundhvay Village

Mundhvay is a mid sized village in Lakhpat tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 265 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1940.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mundhvay Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mundhvay village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Lakhpat
Pincode 370601
Area (hectares) 1940.98 hectares
Population 503
Male Population 265
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mundhvay compares

By the 2011 count Mundhvay is the 33rd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 727 residents. Its 1940.98 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 967.

Getting to Mundhvay

Mundhvay is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mundhvay as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Mundhvay from other places

Mundhvay lies about 117 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Naliya, about 53 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 Mundhvay
Tehsil headquarters Lakhpat 16 km
Nearest railway station Naliya 53 km
Nearest town Bhuj 112 km
District headquarters Kachchh 117 km

Villages closest to Mundhvay

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mundhvay village had a population of 503. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 727 residents.

Mundhvay village has 265 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mundhvay has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Mundhvay is 370601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mundhvay covers 1940.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mundhvay falls under Lakhpat tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Mundhvay is Naliya, about 53 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mundhvay.

Mundhvay is about 117 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mundhvay is in Lakhpat tehsil of Kachchh district. Lakhpat is about 16 km away. Naliya is about 53 km away. Bhuj is about 112 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koriyani (2.9 km), Kapurasi (4.5 km) and Maldo (5.0 km).

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

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