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About Vadagam Village

Vadagam is one of the larger villages in Khanpur tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,102, made up of 3,128 males and 2,974 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1230.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadagam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadagam village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Khanpur
Pincode 389230
Area (hectares) 1230.68 hectares
Population 6,102
Male Population 3,128
Female Population 2,974
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vadagam compares

By the 2011 count Vadagam is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,119 residents. Its 1230.68 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Vadagam

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

Vadagam lies about 75 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Dhansura, about 6.7 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 Vadagam
Nearest railway station Dhansura 6.7 km
Nearest town Modāsa 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanpur 33 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 75 km

Villages closest to Vadagam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadagam village had a population of 6,102. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,119 residents.

Vadagam village has 3,128 males and 2,974 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadagam has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 968.

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

Vadagam covers 1230.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vadagam falls under Khanpur tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vadagam is Dhansura, about 6.7 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 10+ km distance for Vadagam.

Vadagam is about 75 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadagam is in Khanpur tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Dhansura is about 6.7 km away. Modāsa is about 22 km away. Khanpur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamroda (13 km), Naroda (13 km) and Dolatpura (15 km).

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

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