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- LGD code
- 524196
- Pincode
- 394230
- Post office
- Sachin
- Population
- 2,444
- Households
- 525
- Literacy rate
- 73.9%
- Sex ratio
- 954 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,202
- Distance to district centre
- 68 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 129 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 238 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 224 km
- Nearest railway station
- Sachin · 3 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Trupti Hospital · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Vanz compares
By population, Vanz ranks #11 of 40 villages in Chorasi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.9%
−0.5% vs mandal average
- Vanz
- 73.9%
- Chorasi mandal
- 74.4%
- Surat district
- 75.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
954
+229 vs mandal average
- Vanz
- 954
- Chorasi mandal
- 725
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Vanz
- 4.7
- Chorasi mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vanz at a glance
Vanz is a village of 2,444 people in 525 households (Census 2011) in Chorasi taluka, Surat district, Gujarat, the 11th-largest of 40 villages in Chorasi taluka. Literacy is 74%, about the same as the taluka average of 74% and the sex ratio is 954 women per 1,000 men. It lies 68 km from the Surat district centre, 8 km from Maroli, the nearest town, 3 km from Sachin railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 394230, served by Sachin post office; the LGD village code is 524196. The nearest hospital or health centre is Trupti Hospital, 2 km away. The village votes in Palitana assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bhikhabhai Ravajibhai Baraiya. The population is estimated at 2,881 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vanz
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SURAT
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 18
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- VANZ
- Total area (ha)
- 616.24
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 398.3
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Vanz
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Vanz
- LGD code
- 524196
- Pincode
- 394230
- Post office
- Sachin
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,444
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,881
- Households
- 525
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 954
- Literacy rate
- 73.9%
- Coordinates
- 21.09208°N, 72.90349°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bhavnagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Palitana
- Member of Parliament
- Nimuben Bambhaniya
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bhikhabhai Ravajibhai Baraiya
- Block / Mandal
- Chorasi
- Nearest PHC
- ESIC Clinic (2.3 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Sachin (3.4 km)
Getting there
How to reach Vanz
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar238 kmcapital
- Mumbai224 km
- Hyderabad716 km
- Delhi942 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSachin3 km
- Bus stopBus Stop9 km
- Hospital / PHCTrupti Hospital2 km
- ATM / bankFederal Bank8 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil4 km
- CollegeAmbaba Commerce College10 km
- Police stationDigital Printer11 km
Nearest to the village
- Railway station
- Sachin3.4 km
- Health centre
- Trupti Hospital1.8 km
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View all 54+ →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, 2026-09-10
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)