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About Variah Village

Variah is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 820, made up of 431 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Variah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Variah village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142044
Area (hectares) 85.39 hectares
Population 820
Male Population 431
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Variah compares

By the 2011 count Variah is the 99th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 85.39 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Variah

The census records public bus service for Variah as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Variah from other places

Variah lies about 39 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Makhu, about under 2 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 Variah
Nearest railway station Makhu under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 15 km
District headquarters Firozpur 39 km

Villages closest to Variah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Variah village had a population of 820. That makes it the 99th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Variah village has 431 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Variah has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Variah is 142044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Variah covers 85.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Variah falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Variah is Makhu, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Variah.

Variah is about 39 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Variah is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Makhu is about under 2 km away. Zira is about 15 km away. Firozpur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadarwala (under 2 km), Mohkamwala Alias Araianwala (under 2 km) and Chak Mahrana (1.7 km).

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

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