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About Vankla Village

Vankla is a mid sized village in Mandvi tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,163, made up of 568 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394630, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vankla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vankla village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surat
Tehsil Mandvi
Pincode 394630
Area (hectares) 255.06 hectares
Population 1,163
Male Population 568
Female Population 595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vankla compares

By the 2011 count Vankla is the 60th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,336 residents. Its 255.06 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Vankla

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

Vankla lies about 49 km from Surat, and the nearest railway station is Vankal, 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 Vankla
Nearest railway station Vankal under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandvi 22 km
Nearest town Kosamba 28 km
District headquarters Surat 49 km

Villages closest to Vankla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vankla village had a population of 1,163. That makes it the 60th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,336 residents.

Vankla village has 568 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vankla has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Vankla is 394630. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vankla covers 255.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vankla falls under Mandvi tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vankla is Vankal, 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 Vankla.

Vankla is about 49 km from Surat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vankla is in Mandvi tehsil of Surat district. Vankal is about under 2 km away. Mandvi is about 22 km away. Kosamba is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andhatri Devgadh (12 km), Devgadh (12 km) and Gangpor Devgadh (12 km).

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

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