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About Vanwasa Village

Vanwasa is a mid sized village in Aspur tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,801, made up of 915 males and 886 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 630.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vanwasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vanwasa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Aspur
Pincode 314022
Area (hectares) 630.29 hectares
Population 1,801
Male Population 915
Female Population 886
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vanwasa compares

By the 2011 count Vanwasa is the 42nd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,315 residents. Its 630.29 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Vanwasa

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

Vanwasa lies about 50 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Surkhanda Ka Khera, about 39 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 Vanwasa
Tehsil headquarters Aspur 12 km
Nearest town Sāgwāra 33 km
Nearest railway station Surkhanda Ka Khera 39 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 50 km

Villages closest to Vanwasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vanwasa village had a population of 1,801. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,315 residents.

Vanwasa village has 915 males and 886 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vanwasa has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Vanwasa is 314022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vanwasa covers 630.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vanwasa falls under Aspur tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Vanwasa is Surkhanda Ka Khera, about 39 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Vanwasa.

Vanwasa is about 50 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vanwasa is in Aspur tehsil of Dungarpur district. Aspur is about 12 km away. Sāgwāra is about 33 km away. Surkhanda Ka Khera 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 Ummedpura (2.0 km), Lorawal (3.7 km) and Nandli Sagora (5.4 km).

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

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