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About Gandeva Village

Gandeva is one of the larger villages in Gandevi tehsil, in the district of Navsari, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,100, made up of 3,580 males and 3,520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1553.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 396430, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandeva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandeva village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Navsari
Tehsil Gandevi
Pincode 396430
Area (hectares) 1553.07 hectares
Population 7,100
Male Population 3,580
Female Population 3,520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gandeva compares

By the 2011 count Gandeva is the 4th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents. Its 1553.07 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Gandeva

Gandeva 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 Gandeva 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gandeva from other places

Gandeva lies about 18 km from Navsari, and the nearest railway station is Chikhli Road, about 6.4 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 Gandeva
Nearest railway station Chikhli Road 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Gandevi 10 km
Nearest town Bilimora 16 km
District headquarters Navsari 18 km

Villages closest to Gandeva

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandeva village had a population of 7,100. That makes it the 4th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents.

Gandeva village has 3,580 males and 3,520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandeva has about 983 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Gandeva is 396430. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandeva covers 1553.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandeva falls under Gandevi tehsil of Navsari district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Gandeva is Chikhli Road, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Gandeva is about 18 km from Navsari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandeva is in Gandevi tehsil of Navsari district. Chikhli Road is about 6.4 km away. Gandevi is about 10 km away. Bilimora is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Endhal (3.0 km), Khapariya (3.1 km) and Sonwadi (11 km).

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

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