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About Vana Village

Vana is a large village in Lakhtar tehsil, in the district of Surendranagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,838, made up of 1,480 males and 1,358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3749.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 363110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vana village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surendranagar
Tehsil Lakhtar
Pincode 363110
Area (hectares) 3749.45 hectares
Population 2,838
Male Population 1,480
Female Population 1,358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vana compares

By the 2011 count Vana is the 4th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,758 residents. Its 3749.45 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Vana

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

Vana lies about 18 km from Surendranagar, and the nearest railway station is Bajrangpura, about 5.1 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 Vana
Nearest railway station Bajrangpura 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakhtar 8.3 km
District headquarters Surendranagar 18 km

Villages closest to Vana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vana village had a population of 2,838. That makes it the 4th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,758 residents.

Vana village has 1,480 males and 1,358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vana has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Vana is 363110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vana covers 3749.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vana falls under Lakhtar tehsil of Surendranagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vana is Bajrangpura, about 5.1 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 village for Vana.

Vana is about 18 km from Surendranagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vana is in Lakhtar tehsil of Surendranagar district. Bajrangpura is about 5.1 km away. Lakhtar is about 8.3 km away. Surendranagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhtar (8.3 km), Lilapur (14 km) and Vadla (15 km).

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

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