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About Vajapur Village

Vajapur is a mid sized village in Prantij tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 854, made up of 432 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vajapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vajapur village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Prantij
Pincode 383210
Area (hectares) 241.32 hectares
Population 854
Male Population 432
Female Population 422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vajapur compares

By the 2011 count Vajapur is the 55th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,151 residents. Its 241.32 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Vajapur

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

Vajapur lies about 61 km from Sabar Kantha, and the nearest railway station is Vijapur, about under 2 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 Vajapur
Nearest town Vijāpur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Vijapur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Prantij 17 km
District headquarters Sabar Kantha 61 km

Villages closest to Vajapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vajapur village had a population of 854. That makes it the 55th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,151 residents.

Vajapur village has 432 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vajapur has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Vajapur is 383210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vajapur covers 241.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vajapur falls under Prantij tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vajapur is Vijapur, about under 2 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 Vajapur.

Vajapur is about 61 km from Sabar Kantha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vajapur is in Prantij tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Vijāpur is about under 2 km away. Vijapur is about under 2 km away. Prantij is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jenpur (8.4 km), Salal (16 km) and Asroda (17 km).

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

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