About Vad Village

Vad is a large village in Mangrol tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,131, made up of 1,079 males and 1,052 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 808.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vad village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Surat
Tehsil	Mangrol
Pincode	394440
Area (hectares)	808.56 hectares
Population	2,131
Male Population	1,079
Female Population	1,052
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vad compares

By the 2011 count Vad is the 22nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents. Its 808.56 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Vad

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

Vad lies about 30 km from Surat, and the nearest railway station is Navsari, about 9.0 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 Vad
Nearest town	Vijalpor	8.2 km
Nearest railway station	Navsari	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mangrol	30 km
District headquarters	Surat	30 km

Villages closest to Vad

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

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Common questions about Vad

As per the Census of India 2011, Vad village had a population of 2,131. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents.

Vad village has 1,079 males and 1,052 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vad has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Vad is 394440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vad covers 808.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vad falls under Mangrol tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vad is Navsari, about 9.0 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 Vad.

Vad is about 30 km from Surat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vad is in Mangrol tehsil of Surat district. Vijalpor is about 8.2 km away. Navsari is about 9.0 km away. Mangrol is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.