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About Alva Village

Alva is a small village in Hansot tehsil, in the district of Bharuch, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 449, made up of 216 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 393030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alva village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Bharuch
Tehsil Hansot
Pincode 393030
Area (hectares) 394.86 hectares
Population 449
Male Population 216
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alva compares

By the 2011 count Alva is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,241 residents. Its 394.86 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 955.

Getting to Alva

Alva is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alva 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. The nearest villages by name are Ambheta, Amod, Aniyadara and Ankalva. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Alva

As per the Census of India 2011, Alva village had a population of 449. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,241 residents.

Alva village has 216 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alva has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Alva is 393030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alva covers 394.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alva falls under Hansot tehsil of Bharuch district in Gujarat.

The census record for Alva notes the nearest railway station 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 Alva.

Alva is in Hansot tehsil of Bharuch district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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