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About Virpur Village

Virpur is a mid sized village in Akkalkuwa tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 935, made up of 458 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Virpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Virpur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Akkalkuwa
Pincode 425412
Area (hectares) 131.95 hectares
Population 935
Male Population 458
Female Population 477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Virpur compares

By the 2011 count Virpur is the 94th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 131.95 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Virpur

Virpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Virpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Virpur from other places

Virpur lies about 30 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Dhekvad, about 27 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 Virpur
Tehsil headquarters Akkalkuwa 3.7 km
Nearest town Taloda 17 km
Nearest railway station Dhekvad 27 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 30 km

Villages closest to Virpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Virpur village had a population of 935. That makes it the 94th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Virpur village has 458 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Virpur has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Virpur is 425412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Virpur covers 131.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Virpur falls under Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Virpur is Dhekvad, about 27 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 <5 km distance for Virpur.

Virpur is about 30 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Virpur is in Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district. Akkalkuwa is about 3.7 km away. Taloda is about 17 km away. Dhekvad is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vanyavihir Bk (under 2 km), Vanyavihir Kh (under 2 km) and Nala (under 2 km).

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

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