About Alva Village

Alva is a large village in Vaghodia tehsil, in the district of Vadodara, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,066, made up of 1,052 males and 1,014 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 648.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 391760, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alva village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Vadodara
Tehsil	Vaghodia
Pincode	391760
Area (hectares)	648.67 hectares
Population	2,066
Male Population	1,052
Female Population	1,014
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alva compares

By the 2011 count Alva is the 17th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,353 residents. Its 648.67 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Alva

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

Alva lies about 13 km from Vadodara, and the nearest railway station is Ajwa, about 7.3 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 Alva
Tehsil headquarters	Vaghodia	6.8 km
Nearest railway station	Ajwa	7.3 km
District headquarters	Vadodara	13 km

Villages closest to Alva

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alva village had a population of 2,066. That makes it the 17th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,353 residents.

Alva village has 1,052 males and 1,014 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alva has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Alva is 391760. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alva covers 648.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alva falls under Vaghodia tehsil of Vadodara district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Alva is Ajwa, about 7.3 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 village for Alva.

Alva is about 13 km from Vadodara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alva is in Vaghodia tehsil of Vadodara district. Vaghodia is about 6.8 km away. Ajwa is about 7.3 km away. Vadodara is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.