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About Vanta Village

Vanta is a small village in Lunawada tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 147 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vanta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vanta village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Lunawada
Pincode 389230
Area (hectares) 109.45 hectares
Population 285
Male Population 147
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Vanta compares

By the 2011 count Vanta is the 179th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 109.45 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Vanta

Vanta is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Vanta 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vanta from other places

Vanta lies about 49 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Modasa, about 35 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 Vanta
Tehsil headquarters Lunawada 21 km
Nearest town Lūnāvāda 21 km
Nearest railway station Modasa 35 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 49 km

Villages closest to Vanta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vanta village had a population of 285. That makes it the 179th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Vanta village has 147 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vanta has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Vanta is 389230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vanta covers 109.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vanta falls under Lunawada tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vanta is Modasa, about 35 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Vanta is about 49 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vanta is in Lunawada tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Lunawada is about 21 km away. Lūnāvāda is about 21 km away. Modasa is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mota Vadadla (1.8 km), Padedi (2.3 km) and Hadod (4.0 km).

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

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