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About Vankhanda Village

Vankhanda is a large village in Hapur tehsil, in the district of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,954, made up of 2,636 males and 2,318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 525.5 hectares hectares.

Vankhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vankhanda village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghaziabad
Tehsil Hapur
Area (hectares) 525.5 hectares
Population 4,954
Male Population 2,636
Female Population 2,318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Vankhanda compares

By the 2011 count Vankhanda is the 24th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,988 residents. Its 525.5 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Vankhanda

Vankhanda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Vankhanda 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vankhanda from other places

Vankhanda lies about 49 km from Ghaziabad, and the nearest railway station is Kuchesar Road, about 3.2 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 Vankhanda
Nearest railway station Kuchesar Road 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Hapur 15 km
Nearest town Hāpur 15 km
District headquarters Ghaziabad 49 km

Villages closest to Vankhanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vankhanda village had a population of 4,954. That makes it the 24th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,988 residents.

Vankhanda village has 2,636 males and 2,318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vankhanda has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

Vankhanda covers 525.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vankhanda falls under Hapur tehsil of Ghaziabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Vankhanda is Kuchesar Road, about 3.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Vankhanda.

Vankhanda is about 49 km from Ghaziabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vankhanda is in Hapur tehsil of Ghaziabad district. Kuchesar Road is about 3.2 km away. Hapur is about 15 km away. Hāpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patti Vankhanda (under 2 km), Rasoolpur Bahlolpur (under 2 km) and Dayanatpur (2.1 km).

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

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