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About Vakhatpur Village

Vakhatpur is a small village in Dhansura tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 179 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vakhatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vakhatpur village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Dhansura
Pincode 383010
Area (hectares) 87.58 hectares
Population 343
Male Population 179
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vakhatpur compares

By the 2011 count Vakhatpur is the 62nd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 87.58 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 937.

Getting to Vakhatpur

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

Vakhatpur lies about 95 km from Sabar Kantha, and the nearest railway station is Modasa, about 32 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 Vakhatpur
Nearest town Lūnāvāda 17 km
Nearest railway station Modasa 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhansura 34 km
District headquarters Sabar Kantha 95 km

Villages closest to Vakhatpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vakhatpur village had a population of 343. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Vakhatpur village has 179 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vakhatpur has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Vakhatpur is 383010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vakhatpur covers 87.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vakhatpur falls under Dhansura tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vakhatpur is Modasa, about 32 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 Vakhatpur.

Vakhatpur is about 95 km from Sabar Kantha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vakhatpur is in Dhansura tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Lūnāvāda is about 17 km away. Modasa is about 32 km away. Dhansura is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kidi (8.5 km), Amarpura (8.9 km) and Haripura Kampo (8.9 km).

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

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