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About Van Village

Van is a large village in Pati tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,143, made up of 1,095 males and 1,048 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1410.6 hectares hectares.

Van Overview

Census 2011 figures for Van village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Tehsil Pati
Area (hectares) 1410.6 hectares
Population 2,143
Male Population 1,095
Female Population 1,048
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Van compares

By the 2011 count Van is the 27th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,497 residents. Its 1410.6 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Van

Van is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Van as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Van from other places

Van lies about 34 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 52 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 Van
Tehsil headquarters Pati 16 km
District headquarters Barwani 34 km
Nearest town Barwāni 34 km
Nearest railway station Hathi gate station 52 km

Villages closest to Van

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Van village had a population of 2,143. That makes it the 27th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,497 residents.

Van village has 1,095 males and 1,048 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Van has about 957 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 980.

Van covers 1410.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Van falls under Pati tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Van is Hathi gate station, about 52 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Van.

Van is about 34 km from Barwani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Van is in Pati tehsil of Barwani district. Pati is about 16 km away. Barwani is about 34 km away. Barwāni is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalakhet (2.6 km), Ambi (2.9 km) and Bokarata (3.7 km).

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

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