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About Vaghpur Village

Vaghpur is a mid sized village in Meghraj tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 533, made up of 270 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383350, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vaghpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vaghpur village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Meghraj
Pincode 383350
Area (hectares) 174.24 hectares
Population 533
Male Population 270
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vaghpur compares

By the 2011 count Vaghpur is the 101st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 174.24 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 967.

Getting to Vaghpur

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

Vaghpur lies about 69 km from Sabar Kantha, and the nearest railway station is Lusadiya, about 21 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 Vaghpur
Tehsil headquarters Meghraj 15 km
Nearest railway station Lusadiya 21 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 29 km
District headquarters Sabar Kantha 69 km

Villages closest to Vaghpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vaghpur village had a population of 533. That makes it the 101st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Vaghpur village has 270 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vaghpur has about 974 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 967.

The pincode recorded for Vaghpur is 383350. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vaghpur covers 174.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vaghpur falls under Meghraj tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vaghpur is Lusadiya, about 21 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 Vaghpur.

Vaghpur is about 69 km from Sabar Kantha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vaghpur is in Meghraj tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Meghraj is about 15 km away. Lusadiya is about 21 km away. Dūngarpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhipur (under 2 km), Palla (2.6 km) and Moti Mori (2.6 km).

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

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