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‘I was engaged at 11’: Gujarat village uses early engagements to keep girls out of sex work
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
vilashben
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- LGD code
- 521338
- Pincode
- 391120
- Post office
- Tilakwada
- Population
- 925
- Households
- 212
- Literacy rate
- 67.7%
- Sex ratio
- 888 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 596
- Distance to district centre
- 92 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 59 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 12 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 473 km
- Nearest railway station
- Randheja · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sheth N.N Saravajanik Hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Vasan compares
By population, Vasan ranks #19 of 97 villages in Tilakwada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.7%
−1.5% vs mandal average
- Vasan
- 67.7%
- Tilakwada mandal
- 69.2%
- Narmada district
- 62.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
888
−36 vs mandal average
- Vasan
- 888
- Tilakwada mandal
- 924
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Vasan
- 4.4
- Tilakwada mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vasan at a glance
Vasan is a village of 925 people in 212 households (Census 2011) in Tilakwada taluka, Narmada district, Gujarat, the 19th-largest of 97 villages in Tilakwada taluka. Literacy is 68%, 2 points below the taluka average of 69% and the sex ratio is 888 women per 1,000 men. It lies 92 km from the Narmada district centre, 3 km from Randheja, the nearest town, 2 km from Randheja railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 391120, served by Tilakwada post office; the LGD village code is 521338. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sheth N.N Saravajanik Hospital, 3 km away. The sarpanch is vilashben , and the village votes in Mehmedabad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arjunsinh Udesinh Chauhan. The population is estimated at 1,091 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vasan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RAJPIPLA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 26
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 26
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- VASAN
- Total area (ha)
- 284.66
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 91.11
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Vasan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Vasan
- LGD code
- 521338
- Pincode
- 391120
- Post office
- Tilakwada
- Population (Census 2011)
- 925
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,091
- Households
- 212
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 888
- Literacy rate
- 67.7%
- Coordinates
- 23.31942°N, 72.63156°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kheda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mehmedabad
- Member of Parliament
- Devusinh Chauhan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Arjunsinh Udesinh Chauhan
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- vilashben
- Block / Mandal
- Tilakwada
- Nearest PHC
- Dr. Parth Mankad (56.3 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Mahemadavad Kheda Road (56.8 km)
Getting there
How to reach Vasan
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar12 kmcapital
- Mumbai473 km
- Delhi745 km
- Hyderabad899 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRandheja2 km
- Bus stopPathikashram11 km
- Hospital / PHCSheth N.N Saravajanik Hospital3 km
- ATM / bankIndusInd Bank12 km
- Petrol pumphi petrol pump11 km
- CollegeCentral University of Gujarat9 km
- Police stationKalol police station16 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Vasan
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Vardayini Mata TempleTemple3.7 km ↗
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-22
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)