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About Van Village

Van is a large village in Sheoganj tehsil, in the district of Sirohi, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,035, made up of 1,038 males and 997 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2571.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 307801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Van Overview

Census 2011 figures for Van village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Sirohi
Tehsil Sheoganj
Pincode 307801
Area (hectares) 2571.21 hectares
Population 2,035
Male Population 1,038
Female Population 997
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Van compares

By the 2011 count Van is the 18th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,654 residents. Its 2571.21 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Van

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

Van lies about 21 km from Sirohi, and the nearest railway station is Mori Bera, about 27 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 Van
District headquarters Sirohi 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Sheoganj 21 km
Nearest railway station Mori Bera 27 km

Villages closest to Van

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Van village had a population of 2,035. That makes it the 18th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,654 residents.

Van village has 1,038 males and 997 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Van has about 961 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 951.

The pincode recorded for Van is 307801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Van covers 2571.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Van falls under Sheoganj tehsil of Sirohi district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Van is Mori Bera, about 27 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 Van.

Van is about 21 km from Sirohi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Van is in Sheoganj tehsil of Sirohi district. Sirohi is about 21 km away. Sheoganj is about 21 km away. Mori Bera is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mochhal (3.9 km), Sagaliya (4.3 km) and Taleta (5.4 km).

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

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