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About Lavad Village

Lavad is one of the larger villages in Dehgam tehsil, in the district of Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,501, made up of 2,769 males and 2,732 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1304.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 382305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lavad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lavad village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Gandhinagar
Tehsil Dehgam
Pincode 382305
Area (hectares) 1304.79 hectares
Population 5,501
Male Population 2,769
Female Population 2,732
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lavad compares

By the 2011 count Lavad is the 7th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,450 residents. Its 1304.79 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Lavad

Lavad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lavad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Karoli, Khadiya, Khanpur and Kodrali. 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 Lavad

As per the Census of India 2011, Lavad village had a population of 5,501. That makes it the 7th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,450 residents.

Lavad village has 2,769 males and 2,732 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lavad has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Lavad is 382305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lavad covers 1304.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lavad falls under Dehgam tehsil of Gandhinagar district in Gujarat.

The census record for Lavad notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lavad.

Lavad is in Dehgam tehsil of Gandhinagar 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 Lavad today is likely to be higher.

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