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About Virpur Village

Virpur is a large village in Idar tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,381, made up of 1,216 males and 1,165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1072.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Virpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Virpur village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Idar
Pincode 383230
Area (hectares) 1072.74 hectares
Population 2,381
Male Population 1,216
Female Population 1,165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Virpur compares

By the 2011 count Virpur is the 26th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,588 residents. Its 1072.74 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Virpur

Virpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Virpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Virpur from other places

Virpur lies about 15 km from Sabar Kantha, and the nearest railway station is Khed Brahma, about 13 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 Virpur
Nearest town Khedbrahma 13 km
Nearest railway station Khed Brahma 13 km
District headquarters Sabar Kantha 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Idar 34 km

Villages closest to Virpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Virpur village had a population of 2,381. That makes it the 26th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,588 residents.

Virpur village has 1,216 males and 1,165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Virpur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Virpur is 383230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Virpur covers 1072.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Virpur falls under Idar tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Virpur is Khed Brahma, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Virpur.

Virpur is about 15 km from Sabar Kantha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Virpur is in Idar tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Khedbrahma is about 13 km away. Khed Brahma is about 13 km away. Sabar Kantha is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Champa (16 km), Umedpura (24 km) and Nava (26 km).

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

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