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About Vanka Timba Village

Vanka Timba is a small village in Meghraj tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 124 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383251, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vanka Timba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vanka Timba village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Meghraj
Pincode 383251
Area (hectares) 47.3 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 124
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vanka Timba compares

By the 2011 count Vanka Timba is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 47.3 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Vanka Timba

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

Vanka Timba lies about 100 km from Sabar Kantha, and the nearest railway station is Modasa, about 39 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 Vanka Timba
Nearest town Lūnāvāda 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Meghraj 29 km
Nearest railway station Modasa 39 km
District headquarters Sabar Kantha 100 km

Villages closest to Vanka Timba

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 Vanka Timba

As per the Census of India 2011, Vanka Timba village had a population of 258. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Vanka Timba village has 124 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vanka Timba has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Vanka Timba is 383251. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vanka Timba covers 47.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vanka Timba falls under Meghraj tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vanka Timba is Modasa, about 39 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 Vanka Timba.

Vanka Timba is about 100 km from Sabar Kantha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vanka Timba is in Meghraj tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Lūnāvāda is about 14 km away. Meghraj is about 29 km away. Modasa is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadvadi (4.3 km), Tarakvadia (4.3 km) and Vaidi (4.3 km).

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

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