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About Vankothe Village

Vankothe is a mid sized village in Erandol tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,302, made up of 715 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 796.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vankothe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vankothe village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Erandol
Pincode 425109
Area (hectares) 796.43 hectares
Population 1,302
Male Population 715
Female Population 587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vankothe compares

By the 2011 count Vankothe is the 35th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,116 residents. Its 796.43 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Vankothe

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

Vankothe lies about 32 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Maheji, about 15 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 Vankothe
Tehsil headquarters Erandol 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Maheji 15 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 32 km

Villages closest to Vankothe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vankothe village had a population of 1,302. That makes it the 35th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,116 residents.

Vankothe village has 715 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vankothe has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Vankothe is 425109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vankothe covers 796.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vankothe falls under Erandol tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vankothe is Maheji, about 15 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 Vankothe.

Vankothe is about 32 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vankothe is in Erandol tehsil of Jalgaon district. Erandol is about 8.0 km away. Maheji is about 15 km away. Jalgaon is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bambhori Kh (1.8 km), Nandkhurde Kh (2.2 km) and Hanmantkhade Majre (2.2 km).

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

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