About Gavan Village

Gavan is a mid sized village in Uchchhal tehsil, in the district of Tapi, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,544, made up of 771 males and 773 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3908.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394375, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gavan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gavan village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Tapi
Tehsil	Uchchhal
Pincode	394375
Area (hectares)	3908.39 hectares
Population	1,544
Male Population	771
Female Population	773
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,003
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gavan compares

By the 2011 count Gavan is the 23rd largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 3908.39 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Gavan

Gavan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gavan 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 Gavan from other places

Gavan lies about 22 km from Tapi, and the nearest railway station is Dhekvad, about 23 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 Gavan
Nearest town	Taloda	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Uchchhal	22 km
District headquarters	Tapi	22 km
Nearest railway station	Dhekvad	23 km

Villages closest to Gavan

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

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Common questions about Gavan

As per the Census of India 2011, Gavan village had a population of 1,544. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Gavan village has 771 males and 773 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gavan has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Gavan is 394375. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gavan covers 3908.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gavan falls under Uchchhal tehsil of Tapi district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Gavan is Dhekvad, about 23 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 Gavan.

Gavan is about 22 km from Tapi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gavan is in Uchchhal tehsil of Tapi district. Taloda is about 7.3 km away. Uchchhal is about 22 km away. Tapi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.