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About Dhavana Village

Dhavana is a large village in Halvad tehsil, in the district of Surendranagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,660, made up of 1,364 males and 1,296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2890.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 363330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhavana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhavana village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surendranagar
Tehsil Halvad
Pincode 363330
Area (hectares) 2890.95 hectares
Population 2,660
Male Population 1,364
Female Population 1,296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhavana compares

By the 2011 count Dhavana is the 19th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 2890.95 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Dhavana

Dhavana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhavana 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. The nearest villages by name are Charadva, Chitrodi, Chumpani and Devipur. 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 Dhavana

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhavana village had a population of 2,660. That makes it the 19th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Dhavana village has 1,364 males and 1,296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhavana has about 950 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 949.

The pincode recorded for Dhavana is 363330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhavana covers 2890.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhavana falls under Halvad tehsil of Surendranagar district in Gujarat.

The census record for Dhavana 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 10+ km distance for Dhavana.

Dhavana is in Halvad tehsil of Surendranagar 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 Dhavana today is likely to be higher.

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