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About Vajpur Village

Vajpur is a mid sized village in Songadh tehsil, in the district of Tapi, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 938, made up of 471 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394365, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vajpur village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Tapi
Tehsil Songadh
Pincode 394365
Area (hectares) 254.17 hectares
Population 938
Male Population 471
Female Population 467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vajpur compares

By the 2011 count Vajpur is the 75th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents. Its 254.17 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Vajpur

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

Vajpur lies about 25 km from Tapi, and the nearest railway station is Navapur, 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 Vajpur
Nearest railway station Navapur 20 km
Nearest town Navāpur 21 km
District headquarters Tapi 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Songadh 28 km

Villages closest to Vajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vajpur village had a population of 938. That makes it the 75th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents.

Vajpur village has 471 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vajpur has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Vajpur is 394365. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vajpur covers 254.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vajpur falls under Songadh tehsil of Tapi district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Vajpur is Navapur, about 20 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 Vajpur.

Vajpur is about 25 km from Tapi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vajpur is in Songadh tehsil of Tapi district. Navapur is about 20 km away. Navāpur is about 21 km away. Tapi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tokarva (4.3 km), Satkashi (9.6 km) and Amalpada (13 km).

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

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