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About Varana Village

Varana is a large village in Sami tehsil, in the district of Patan, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,864, made up of 1,493 males and 1,371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1473.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Varana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varana village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Patan
Tehsil Sami
Pincode 384245
Area (hectares) 1473.74 hectares
Population 2,864
Male Population 1,493
Female Population 1,371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Varana compares

By the 2011 count Varana is the 20th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,865 residents. Its 1473.74 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Varana

Varana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Varana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Varana from other places

Varana lies about 43 km from Patan, and the nearest railway station is Radhanpur, about 20 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 Varana
Tehsil headquarters Sami 7.1 km
Nearest town Rādhanpur 17 km
Nearest railway station Radhanpur 20 km
District headquarters Patan 43 km

Villages closest to Varana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Varana village had a population of 2,864. That makes it the 20th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,865 residents.

Varana village has 1,493 males and 1,371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varana has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Varana is 384245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varana covers 1473.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Varana falls under Sami tehsil of Patan district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Varana is Radhanpur, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance for Varana.

Varana is about 43 km from Patan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varana is in Sami tehsil of Patan district. Sami is about 7.1 km away. Rādhanpur is about 17 km away. Radhanpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalalabad (4.1 km), Mahmadpura (4.2 km) and Baspa (4.4 km).

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

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