About Vastan Village

Vastan is a mid sized village in Mangrol tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,267, made up of 905 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 400 females per 1000 males. The village covers 479.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vastan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vastan village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Surat
Tehsil	Mangrol
Pincode	394421
Area (hectares)	479.74 hectares
Population	1,267
Male Population	905
Female Population	362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	400
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vastan compares

By the 2011 count Vastan is the 44th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents. Its 479.74 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Vastan

Vastan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vastan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vastan from other places

Vastan lies about 21 km from Surat, and the nearest railway station is Gangadhara, about 2.6 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 Vastan
Nearest railway station	Gangadhara	2.6 km
Nearest town	Kadodara	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mangrol	21 km
District headquarters	Surat	21 km

Villages closest to Vastan

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 Vastan

As per the Census of India 2011, Vastan village had a population of 1,267. That makes it the 44th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents.

Vastan village has 905 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vastan has about 400 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Vastan is 394421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vastan covers 479.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vastan falls under Mangrol tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vastan is Gangadhara, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Vastan.

Vastan is about 21 km from Surat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vastan is in Mangrol tehsil of Surat district. Gangadhara is about 2.6 km away. Kadodara is about 6.8 km away. Mangrol is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.