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About Movasa Village

Movasa is a large village in Santrampur tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,122, made up of 1,100 males and 1,022 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 608.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389235, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Movasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Movasa village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Santrampur
Pincode 389235
Area (hectares) 608.57 hectares
Population 2,122
Male Population 1,100
Female Population 1,022
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Movasa compares

By the 2011 count Movasa is the 41st largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 608.57 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Movasa

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

Movasa lies about 35 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Chanchelav, about 44 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 Movasa
Nearest town Lūnāvāda 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Santrampur 16 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 35 km
Nearest railway station Chanchelav 44 km

Villages closest to Movasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Movasa village had a population of 2,122. That makes it the 41st largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Movasa village has 1,100 males and 1,022 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Movasa has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Movasa is 389235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Movasa covers 608.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Movasa falls under Santrampur tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Movasa is Chanchelav, about 44 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 Movasa.

Movasa is about 35 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Movasa is in Santrampur tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Lūnāvāda is about 15 km away. Santrampur is about 16 km away. Panch Mahals 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 Sada (1.6 km), Sandh Paliya (4.1 km) and Mankodiya (5.0 km).

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

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