About Vad Village

Vad is one of the larger villages in Chikhli tehsil, in the district of Navsari, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,090, made up of 3,058 males and 3,032 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1365.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 396040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vad village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Navsari
Tehsil	Chikhli
Pincode	396040
Area (hectares)	1365.94 hectares
Population	6,090
Male Population	3,058
Female Population	3,032
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vad compares

By the 2011 count Vad is the 9th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,481 residents. Its 1365.94 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Vad

Vad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Vad from other places

Vad lies about 38 km from Navsari, and the nearest railway station is Valsad, about 3.7 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 Vad
Nearest railway station	Valsad	3.7 km
Nearest town	Valsād	3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chikhli	24 km
District headquarters	Navsari	38 km

Villages closest to Vad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vad village had a population of 6,090. That makes it the 9th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,481 residents.

Vad village has 3,058 males and 3,032 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vad has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Vad is 396040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vad covers 1365.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vad falls under Chikhli tehsil of Navsari district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vad is Valsad, about 3.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Vad.

Vad is about 38 km from Navsari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vad is in Chikhli tehsil of Navsari district. Valsad is about 3.7 km away. Valsād is about 3.8 km away. Chikhli is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.