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About Vank Village

Vank is a mid sized village in Meghraj tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,184, made up of 600 males and 584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383350, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vank Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vank village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Meghraj
Pincode 383350
Area (hectares) 347.63 hectares
Population 1,184
Male Population 600
Female Population 584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Vank compares

By the 2011 count Vank is the 43rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 347.63 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 Vank

Vank is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Vank as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vank from other places

Vank lies about 84 km from Sabar Kantha, and the nearest railway station is Lusadiya, about 34 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 Vank
Tehsil headquarters Meghraj 18 km
Nearest railway station Lusadiya 34 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 39 km
District headquarters Sabar Kantha 84 km

Villages closest to Vank

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 Vank

As per the Census of India 2011, Vank village had a population of 1,184. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Vank village has 600 males and 584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vank has about 973 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 Vank is 383350. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vank covers 347.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Vank is Lusadiya, about 34 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Vank.

Vank is about 84 km from Sabar Kantha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vank is in Meghraj tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Meghraj is about 18 km away. Lusadiya is about 34 km away. Dūngarpur 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 Iploda (3.6 km), Vasai (5.6 km) and Royaniya (6.6 km).

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

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