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About Dunavada Village

Dunavada is a large village in Harij tehsil, in the district of Patan, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,119, made up of 2,114 males and 2,005 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1609.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384265, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dunavada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dunavada village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Patan
Tehsil Harij
Pincode 384265
Area (hectares) 1609.21 hectares
Population 4,119
Male Population 2,114
Female Population 2,005
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dunavada compares

By the 2011 count Dunavada is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,905 residents. Its 1609.21 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Dunavada

Dunavada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dunavada as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dunavada from other places

Dunavada lies about 17 km from Patan, and the nearest railway station is Khalipur, about 11 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 Dunavada
Nearest railway station Khalipur 11 km
District headquarters Patan 17 km
Nearest town Pātan 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Harij 20 km

Villages closest to Dunavada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dunavada village had a population of 4,119. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,905 residents.

Dunavada village has 2,114 males and 2,005 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dunavada has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Dunavada is 384265. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dunavada covers 1609.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dunavada falls under Harij tehsil of Patan district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dunavada is Khalipur, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Dunavada.

Dunavada is about 17 km from Patan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dunavada is in Harij tehsil of Patan district. Khalipur is about 11 km away. Patan is about 17 km away. Pātan is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masa (4.2 km), Vansa (4.7 km) and Sankra (5.6 km).

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

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