About Virani Village

Virani is a mid sized village in Lakhpat tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,351, made up of 681 males and 670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1721.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370625, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Virani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Virani village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Kachchh
Tehsil	Lakhpat
Pincode	370625
Area (hectares)	1721.64 hectares
Population	1,351
Male Population	681
Female Population	670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Virani compares

By the 2011 count Virani is the 12th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 727 residents. Its 1721.64 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Virani

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

Virani lies about 96 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Naliya, about 47 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 Virani
Tehsil headquarters	Lakhpat	22 km
Nearest railway station	Naliya	47 km
Nearest town	Bhuj	91 km
District headquarters	Kachchh	96 km

Villages closest to Virani

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.

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Common questions about Virani

As per the Census of India 2011, Virani village had a population of 1,351. That makes it the 12th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 727 residents.

Virani village has 681 males and 670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Virani has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Virani is 370625. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Virani covers 1721.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Virani falls under Lakhpat tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Virani is Naliya, about 47 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 Virani.

Virani is about 96 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Virani is in Lakhpat tehsil of Kachchh district. Lakhpat is about 22 km away. Naliya is about 47 km away. Bhuj is about 91 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.