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About Dolvan Village

Dolvan is one of the larger villages in Vyara tehsil, in the district of Tapi, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,179, made up of 3,577 males and 3,602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1786.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dolvan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dolvan village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Tapi
Tehsil Vyara
Pincode 394635
Area (hectares) 1786.36 hectares
Population 7,179
Male Population 3,577
Female Population 3,602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dolvan compares

By the 2011 count Dolvan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,544 residents. Its 1786.36 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Dolvan

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

Dolvan lies about 89 km from Tapi, and the nearest railway station is Unai and Vansda Road, about 5.6 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 Dolvan
Nearest railway station Unai and Vansda Road 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Vyara 24 km
Nearest town Vyāra 24 km
District headquarters Tapi 89 km

Villages closest to Dolvan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dolvan village had a population of 7,179. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,544 residents.

Dolvan village has 3,577 males and 3,602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dolvan has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Dolvan is 394635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dolvan covers 1786.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dolvan falls under Vyara tehsil of Tapi district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dolvan is Unai and Vansda Road, about 5.6 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 Dolvan.

Dolvan is about 89 km from Tapi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dolvan is in Vyara tehsil of Tapi district. Unai and Vansda Road is about 5.6 km away. Vyara is about 24 km away. Vyāra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Antapur (9.1 km), Dhangdhar (14 km) and Haripura (14 km).

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

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