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About Vadgam Village

Vadgam is a large village in Dasada tehsil, in the district of Surendranagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,973, made up of 2,041 males and 1,932 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3970.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 382750, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadgam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadgam village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surendranagar
Tehsil Dasada
Pincode 382750
Area (hectares) 3970.64 hectares
Population 3,973
Male Population 2,041
Female Population 1,932
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Vadgam compares

By the 2011 count Vadgam is the 7th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents. Its 3970.64 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Vadgam

Vadgam 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 Vadgam 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 Vadgam from other places

Vadgam lies about 72 km from Surendranagar, and the nearest railway station is Patdi, about 20 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 Vadgam
Tehsil headquarters Dasada 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Patdi 20 km
Nearest town Viramgām 38 km
District headquarters Surendranagar 72 km

Villages closest to Vadgam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadgam village had a population of 3,973. That makes it the 7th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents.

Vadgam village has 2,041 males and 1,932 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadgam has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Vadgam is 382750. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadgam covers 3970.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vadgam falls under Dasada tehsil of Surendranagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vadgam is Patdi, about 20 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 Vadgam.

Vadgam is about 72 km from Surendranagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadgam is in Dasada tehsil of Surendranagar district. Dasada is about 6.8 km away. Patdi is about 20 km away. Viramgām is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Visavadi (5.7 km), Dasada (6.8 km) and Jainabad (9.0 km).

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

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