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About Vovar Village

Vovar is a mid sized village in Mundra tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,336, made up of 689 males and 647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1026.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vovar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vovar village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Mundra
Pincode 370410
Area (hectares) 1026.83 hectares
Population 1,336
Male Population 689
Female Population 647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vovar compares

By the 2011 count Vovar is the 25th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,284 residents. Its 1026.83 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Vovar

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

Vovar lies about 39 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Navinal, about 14 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 Vovar
Nearest railway station Navinal 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Mundra 19 km
District headquarters Kachchh 39 km

Villages closest to Vovar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vovar village had a population of 1,336. That makes it the 25th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,284 residents.

Vovar village has 689 males and 647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vovar has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Vovar is 370410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vovar covers 1026.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vovar falls under Mundra tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vovar is Navinal, about 14 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 Vovar.

Vovar is about 39 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vovar is in Mundra tehsil of Kachchh district. Navinal is about 14 km away. Mundra is about 19 km away. Kachchh is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramaniya (3.3 km), Gelda (4.6 km) and Sukhpar (5.4 km).

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

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