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About Virul Village

Virul is a large village in Arvi tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,653, made up of 1,852 males and 1,801 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1074.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Virul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Virul village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Arvi
Pincode 442312
Area (hectares) 1074.29 hectares
Population 3,653
Male Population 1,852
Female Population 1,801
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Virul compares

By the 2011 count Virul is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 1074.29 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Virul

Virul is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Virul 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Virul from other places

Virul lies about 55 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Dipore, about 6.7 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 Virul
Nearest railway station Dipore 6.7 km
Nearest town Dattāpur 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Arvi 23 km
District headquarters Wardha 55 km

Villages closest to Virul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Virul village had a population of 3,653. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Virul village has 1,852 males and 1,801 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Virul has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Virul is 442312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Virul covers 1074.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Virul falls under Arvi tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Virul is Dipore, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Virul.

Virul is about 55 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Virul is in Arvi tehsil of Wardha district. Dipore is about 6.7 km away. Dattāpur is about 9.3 km away. Arvi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahabajpur (6.0 km), Shahapur (6.0 km) and Tuljapur (6.4 km).

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

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