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About Dhavadiya Village

Dhavadiya is a mid sized village in Khambha tehsil, in the district of Amreli, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 508, made up of 246 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 716.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 365421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhavadiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhavadiya village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Amreli
Tehsil Khambha
Pincode 365421
Area (hectares) 716.17 hectares
Population 508
Male Population 246
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhavadiya compares

By the 2011 count Dhavadiya is the 52nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,639 residents. Its 716.17 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Dhavadiya

Dhavadiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhavadiya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dhavadiya from other places

Dhavadiya lies about 73 km from Amreli, and the nearest railway station is Pipavav, about 6.2 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 Dhavadiya
Nearest railway station Pipavav 6.2 km
Nearest town Rājula 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Khambha 26 km
District headquarters Amreli 73 km

Villages closest to Dhavadiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhavadiya village had a population of 508. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,639 residents.

Dhavadiya village has 246 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhavadiya has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Dhavadiya is 365421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhavadiya covers 716.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhavadiya falls under Khambha tehsil of Amreli district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dhavadiya is Pipavav, about 6.2 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 <5 km distance for Dhavadiya.

Dhavadiya is about 73 km from Amreli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhavadiya is in Khambha tehsil of Amreli district. Pipavav is about 6.2 km away. Rājula is about 6.6 km away. Khambha is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Visavadar Nana (under 2 km), Dedan (19 km) and Dadhiyali (26 km).

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

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