About Varkana Village

Varkana is a large village in Desuri tehsil, in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,152, made up of 1,119 males and 1,033 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1009.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 306601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Varkana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varkana village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Pali
Tehsil	Desuri
Pincode	306601
Area (hectares)	1009.49 hectares
Population	2,152
Male Population	1,119
Female Population	1,033
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Varkana compares

By the 2011 count Varkana is the 19th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 1009.49 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Varkana

Varkana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Varkana 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Varkana from other places

Varkana lies about 48 km from Pali, and the nearest railway station is Rani, about 4.7 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 Varkana
Nearest railway station	Rani	4.7 km
Nearest town	Fālna	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Desuri	22 km
District headquarters	Pali	48 km

Villages closest to Varkana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Varkana village had a population of 2,152. That makes it the 19th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Varkana village has 1,119 males and 1,033 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varkana has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Varkana is 306601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varkana covers 1009.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Varkana falls under Desuri tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Varkana is Rani, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Varkana.

Varkana is about 48 km from Pali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varkana is in Desuri tehsil of Pali district. Rani is about 4.7 km away. Fālna is about 14 km away. Desuri is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.