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About Vadu Village

Vadu is a large village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Patan, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,723, made up of 1,406 males and 1,317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 584.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384285, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadu village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Patan
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 384285
Area (hectares) 584.23 hectares
Population 2,723
Male Population 1,406
Female Population 1,317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vadu compares

By the 2011 count Vadu is the 45th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents. Its 584.23 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 931.

Getting to Vadu

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

Vadu lies about 13 km from Patan, and the nearest railway station is Kansa, about 10 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 Vadu
Nearest railway station Kansa 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Patan 13 km
Nearest town Pātan 13 km

Villages closest to Vadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadu village had a population of 2,723. That makes it the 45th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents.

Vadu village has 1,406 males and 1,317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadu has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Vadu is 384285. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadu covers 584.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vadu falls under Patan tehsil of Patan district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vadu is Kansa, about 10 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 village for Vadu.

Vadu is about 13 km from Patan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadu is in Patan tehsil of Patan district. Kansa is about 10 km away. Patan is about 13 km away. Pātan is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vagdod (3.0 km), Kimbuva (3.7 km) and Charup (4.1 km).

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

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