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About Varpada Village

Varpada is a small village in Nizar tehsil, in the district of Tapi, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 84 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394380, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Varpada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varpada village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Tapi
Tehsil Nizar
Pincode 394380
Area (hectares) 185.1 hectares
Population 173
Male Population 84
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Varpada compares

By the 2011 count Varpada is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents. Its 185.1 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Varpada

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

Varpada lies about 31 km from Tapi, and the nearest railway station is Kolde, about 3.4 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 Varpada
Nearest railway station Kolde 3.4 km
Nearest town Navāpur 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nizar 31 km
District headquarters Tapi 31 km

Villages closest to Varpada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Varpada village had a population of 173. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents.

Varpada village has 84 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varpada has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Varpada is 394380. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varpada covers 185.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Varpada falls under Nizar tehsil of Tapi district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Varpada is Kolde, about 3.4 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 Varpada.

Varpada is about 31 km from Tapi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varpada is in Nizar tehsil of Tapi district. Kolde is about 3.4 km away. Navāpur is about 4.8 km away. Nizar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adada (20 km), Shale (31 km) and Hathnur Digar (32 km).

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

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