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About Unava Village

Unava is one of the larger villages in Unjha tehsil, in the district of Mahesana, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,901, made up of 6,701 males and 6,200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2263.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Unava Overview

Census 2011 figures for Unava village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Mahesana
Tehsil Unjha
Pincode 384160
Area (hectares) 2263.27 hectares
Population 12,901
Male Population 6,701
Female Population 6,200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Unava compares

By the 2011 count Unava is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,820 residents. Its 2263.27 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Unava

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

How far is Unava from other places

Unava lies about 19 km from Mahesana, and the nearest railway station is Unawa Aithor, about 2.9 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 Unava
Nearest railway station Unawa Aithor 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Unjha 5.0 km
District headquarters Mahesana 19 km

Villages closest to Unava

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Unava village had a population of 12,901. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,820 residents.

Unava village has 6,701 males and 6,200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Unava has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Unava is 384160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Unava covers 2263.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Unava falls under Unjha tehsil of Mahesana district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Unava is Unawa Aithor, about 2.9 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 village for Unava.

Unava is about 19 km from Mahesana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Unava is in Unjha tehsil of Mahesana district. Unawa Aithor is about 2.9 km away. Unjha is about 5.0 km away. Mahesana is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surpura (3.5 km), Shihi (3.8 km) and Dabhi (4.9 km).

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

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