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About Chavand Village

Chavand is a large village in Lathi tehsil, in the district of Amreli, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,872, made up of 1,956 males and 1,916 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3283.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 365435, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chavand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chavand village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Amreli
Tehsil Lathi
Pincode 365435
Area (hectares) 3283.47 hectares
Population 3,872
Male Population 1,956
Female Population 1,916
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chavand compares

By the 2011 count Chavand is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 3283.47 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Chavand

Chavand is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chavand 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chavand from other places

Chavand lies about 30 km from Amreli, and the nearest railway station is Lathi, about 7.7 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 Chavand
Nearest railway station Lathi 7.7 km
Nearest town Lāthi 9.5 km
District headquarters Amreli 30 km

Villages closest to Chavand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chavand village had a population of 3,872. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Chavand village has 1,956 males and 1,916 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chavand has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Chavand is 365435. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chavand covers 3283.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chavand falls under Lathi tehsil of Amreli district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Chavand is Lathi, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chavand.

Chavand is about 30 km from Amreli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chavand is in Lathi tehsil of Amreli district. Lathi is about 7.7 km away. Lāthi is about 9.5 km away. Amreli is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Havtad (under 2 km), Derdi Janbai (5.1 km) and Dudhala Lathi (9.5 km).

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

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