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About Varthan Village

Varthan is a large village in Chalisgaon tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,111, made up of 1,965 males and 1,146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 583 females per 1000 males. The village covers 791.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 424101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Varthan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varthan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Chalisgaon
Pincode 424101
Area (hectares) 791.69 hectares
Population 3,111
Male Population 1,965
Female Population 1,146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 583
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Varthan compares

By the 2011 count Varthan is the 30th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,160 residents. Its 791.69 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Varthan

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

Varthan lies about 93 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Hirapur, about 7.5 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 Varthan
Nearest railway station Hirapur 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chalisgaon 10 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 93 km

Villages closest to Varthan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Varthan village had a population of 3,111. That makes it the 30th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,160 residents.

Varthan village has 1,965 males and 1,146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varthan has about 583 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Varthan is 424101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varthan covers 791.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Varthan falls under Chalisgaon tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Varthan is Hirapur, about 7.5 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 Varthan.

Varthan is about 93 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varthan is in Chalisgaon tehsil of Jalgaon district. Hirapur is about 7.5 km away. Chalisgaon is about 10 km away. Jalgaon is about 93 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patana (2.4 km), Ganeshpur (3.4 km) and Shivapur (3.7 km).

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

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