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About Vansa Village

Vansa is a large village in Harij tehsil, in the district of Patan, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,458, made up of 1,331 males and 1,127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1966.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vansa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vansa village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Patan
Tehsil Harij
Pincode 384240
Area (hectares) 1966.15 hectares
Population 2,458
Male Population 1,331
Female Population 1,127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vansa compares

By the 2011 count Vansa is the 11th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,905 residents. Its 1966.15 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Vansa

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

Vansa lies about 20 km from Patan, and the nearest railway station is Khalipur, about 15 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 Vansa
Nearest railway station Khalipur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Harij 16 km
Nearest town Hārij 16 km
District headquarters Patan 20 km

Villages closest to Vansa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vansa village had a population of 2,458. That makes it the 11th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,905 residents.

Vansa village has 1,331 males and 1,127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vansa has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Vansa is 384240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vansa covers 1966.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vansa falls under Harij tehsil of Patan district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vansa is Khalipur, about 15 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 Vansa.

Vansa is about 20 km from Patan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vansa is in Harij tehsil of Patan district. Khalipur is about 15 km away. Harij is about 16 km away. Hārij is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vejavada (3.1 km), Masa (3.2 km) and Roda (4.3 km).

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

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