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About Diva Village

Diva is one of the larger villages in Anklesvar tehsil, in the district of Bharuch, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,584, made up of 2,789 males and 2,795 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1412.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 393001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Diva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Diva village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Bharuch
Tehsil Anklesvar
Pincode 393001
Area (hectares) 1412.97 hectares
Population 5,584
Male Population 2,789
Female Population 2,795
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Diva compares

By the 2011 count Diva is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,282 residents. Its 1412.97 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Diva

Diva is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Diva 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Diva from other places

Diva lies about 5.4 km from Bharuch, and the nearest railway station is Ankleshwar Junction, about 3.8 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 Diva
Tehsil headquarters Anklesvar 2.5 km
Nearest town Ankleshwar 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Ankleshwar Junction 3.8 km
District headquarters Bharuch 5.4 km

Villages closest to Diva

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Diva village had a population of 5,584. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,282 residents.

Diva village has 2,789 males and 2,795 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Diva has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Diva is 393001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Diva covers 1412.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Diva falls under Anklesvar tehsil of Bharuch district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Diva is Ankleshwar Junction, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Diva.

Diva is about 5.4 km from Bharuch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Diva is in Anklesvar tehsil of Bharuch district. Anklesvar is about 2.5 km away. Ankleshwar is about 2.5 km away. Ankleshwar Junction is about 3.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anklesvar O (2.5 km), Gadkhol (4.2 km) and Andada (5.2 km).

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

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