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About Vajepar Village

Vajepar is a small village in Rapar tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 498, made up of 238 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vajepar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vajepar village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Rapar
Pincode 370165
Area (hectares) 296.67 hectares
Population 498
Male Population 238
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vajepar compares

By the 2011 count Vajepar is the 84th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents. Its 296.67 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Vajepar

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

Vajepar lies about 86 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Chitrod, about 24 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 Vajepar
Tehsil headquarters Rapar 17 km
Nearest town Rāpar 17 km
Nearest railway station Chitrod 24 km
District headquarters Kachchh 86 km

Villages closest to Vajepar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vajepar village had a population of 498. That makes it the 84th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents.

Vajepar village has 238 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vajepar has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Vajepar is 370165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vajepar covers 296.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vajepar falls under Rapar tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vajepar is Chitrod, about 24 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 Vajepar.

Vajepar is about 86 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vajepar is in Rapar tehsil of Kachchh district. Rapar is about 17 km away. Rāpar is about 17 km away. Chitrod is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khengarpar (under 2 km), Suvai (3.8 km) and Kuda (3.9 km).

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

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