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- LGD code
- 506726
- Pincode
- 370201
- Post office
- Gandhidham
- Population
- 1,176
- Households
- 257
- Literacy rate
- 49.8%
- Sex ratio
- 903 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 280
Census 2011 · in context
How Varsana compares
By population, Varsana ranks #41 of 68 villages in Anjar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.8%
−7.3% vs mandal average
- Varsana
- 49.8%
- Anjar mandal
- 57.1%
- Kachchh district
- 59.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
903
+7 vs mandal average
- Varsana
- 903
- Anjar mandal
- 896
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Varsana
- 4.6
- Anjar mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Varsana at a glance
Varsana is a village of 1,176 people in 257 households (Census 2011) in Anjar taluka, Kachchh district, Gujarat, the 41st-largest of 68 villages in Anjar taluka. Literacy is 50%, 7 points below the taluka average of 57% and the sex ratio is 903 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 370201, served by Gandhidham post office; the LGD village code is 506726. The village votes in Anjar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chhanga Trikam Bijal. The population is estimated at 1,387 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Varsana
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ANJAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 65
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BHIMASAR
- Total area (ha)
- 1,120.03
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 2.88
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Varsana
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Varsana
- LGD code
- 506726
- Pincode
- 370201
- Post office
- Gandhidham
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,176
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,387
- Households
- 257
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 903
- Literacy rate
- 49.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kachchh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Anjar
- Member of Parliament
- Vinodbhai Chavda
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chhanga Trikam Bijal
- Block / Mandal
- Anjar
- Nearest railway station
- Navlakhi (7.8 km)
Same pincode
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)