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About Vavaniya Village

Vavaniya is a large village in Maliya tehsil, in the district of Rajkot, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,356, made up of 2,281 males and 2,075 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1963.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 363660, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vavaniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vavaniya village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Rajkot
Tehsil Maliya
Pincode 363660
Area (hectares) 1963.75 hectares
Population 4,356
Male Population 2,281
Female Population 2,075
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vavaniya compares

By the 2011 count Vavaniya is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,426 residents. Its 1963.75 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 945.

Getting to Vavaniya

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

Vavaniya lies about 82 km from Rajkot, and the nearest railway station is Vavaniya, about under 2 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 Vavaniya
Nearest railway station Vavaniya under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Maliya 18 km
Nearest town Morvi 31 km
District headquarters Rajkot 82 km

Villages closest to Vavaniya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vavaniya village had a population of 4,356. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,426 residents.

Vavaniya village has 2,281 males and 2,075 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vavaniya has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Vavaniya is 363660. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vavaniya covers 1963.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vavaniya falls under Maliya tehsil of Rajkot district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vavaniya is Vavaniya, about under 2 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 Vavaniya.

Vavaniya is about 82 km from Rajkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vavaniya is in Maliya tehsil of Rajkot district. Vavaniya is about under 2 km away. Maliya is about 18 km away. Morvi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarvad (9.6 km), Haripar (26 km) and Khakhrechi (32 km).

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

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