About Vaphai Village

Vaphai is a large village in Khawbung tehsil, in the district of Champhai, Mizoram. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,252, made up of 1,144 males and 1,108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 796321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vaphai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vaphai village
Description	Value
State	Mizoram
District	Champhai
Tehsil	Khawbung
Pincode	796321
Population	2,252
Male Population	1,144
Female Population	1,108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vaphai compares

By the 2011 count Vaphai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Vaphai

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

Vaphai lies about 44 km from Champhai, and the nearest railway station is Sairang, about 100 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 Vaphai
Tehsil headquarters	Khawbung	11 km
District headquarters	Champhai	44 km
Nearest town	Ngūr	44 km
Nearest railway station	Sairang	100 km

Villages closest to Vaphai

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

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Common questions about Vaphai

As per the Census of India 2011, Vaphai village had a population of 2,252. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Vaphai village has 1,144 males and 1,108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vaphai has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Vaphai is 796321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vaphai falls under Khawbung tehsil of Champhai district in Mizoram.

The nearest railway station to Vaphai is Sairang, about 100 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 village for Vaphai.

Vaphai is about 44 km from Champhai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vaphai is in Khawbung tehsil of Champhai district. Khawbung is about 11 km away. Champhai is about 44 km away. Ngūr is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.