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About Virani Moti Village

Virani Moti is a large village in Nakhatrana tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,506, made up of 2,275 males and 2,231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1337.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Virani Moti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Virani Moti village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Nakhatrana
Pincode 370665
Area (hectares) 1337.85 hectares
Population 4,506
Male Population 2,275
Female Population 2,231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Virani Moti compares

By the 2011 count Virani Moti is the 7th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 1337.85 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Virani Moti

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

Virani Moti lies about 48 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Sukhpur Roha, about 18 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 Moti
Tehsil headquarters Nakhatrana 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Sukhpur Roha 18 km
Nearest town Bhuj 43 km
District headquarters Kachchh 48 km

Villages closest to Virani Moti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nakhatrana 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 Virani Moti

As per the Census of India 2011, Virani Moti village had a population of 4,506. That makes it the 7th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Virani Moti village has 2,275 males and 2,231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Virani Moti has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Virani Moti is 370665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Virani Moti covers 1337.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Virani Moti falls under Nakhatrana tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Virani Moti is Sukhpur Roha, about 18 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 Moti.

Virani Moti is about 48 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Virani Moti is in Nakhatrana tehsil of Kachchh district. Nakhatrana is about 4.3 km away. Sukhpur Roha is about 18 km away. Bhuj is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharapar (under 2 km), Virani Nani (under 2 km) and Sukhpar (2.1 km).

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

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