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About Vav Village

Vav is a large village in Satlasana tehsil, in the district of Mahesana, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,414, made up of 1,754 males and 1,660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 479.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vav Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vav village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Mahesana
Tehsil Satlasana
Pincode 384330
Area (hectares) 479.47 hectares
Population 3,414
Male Population 1,754
Female Population 1,660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vav compares

By the 2011 count Vav is the 4th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents. Its 479.47 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Vav

Vav is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vav as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vav from other places

Vav lies about 21 km from Mahesana, and the nearest railway station is Manund, about 7.6 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 Vav
Nearest railway station Manund 7.6 km
Nearest town Unjha 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Satlasana 21 km
District headquarters Mahesana 21 km

Villages closest to Vav

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vav village had a population of 3,414. That makes it the 4th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents.

Vav village has 1,754 males and 1,660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vav has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Vav is 384330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vav covers 479.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vav falls under Satlasana tehsil of Mahesana district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vav is Manund, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Vav.

Vav is about 21 km from Mahesana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vav is in Satlasana tehsil of Mahesana district. Manund is about 7.6 km away. Unjha is about 10 km away. Satlasana is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalusana (6.8 km), Sardarpur (11 km) and Anand Bhankhari (14 km).

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

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