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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
sonalben kapilbhai der
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- LGD code
- 515486
- Pincode
- 365435
- Post office
- Chavand
- Population
- 3,872
- Households
- 708
- Literacy rate
- 68.7%
- Sex ratio
- 980 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,604
- Distance to district centre
- 29 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 30 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 202 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 341 km
- Nearest railway station
- Lathi · 8 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Chavand Hospital · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chavand compares
By population, Chavand ranks #3 of 49 villages in Lathi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.7%
+1.5% vs mandal average
- Chavand
- 68.7%
- Lathi mandal
- 67.2%
- Amreli district
- 65.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
980
+1 vs mandal average
- Chavand
- 980
- Lathi mandal
- 979
Household size
people per home
5.5
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Chavand
- 5.5
- Lathi mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chavand at a glance
Chavand is a village of 3,872 people in 708 households (Census 2011) in Lathi taluka, Amreli district, Gujarat, the 3rd-largest of 49 villages in Lathi taluka. Literacy is 69%, 2 points above the taluka average of 67% and the sex ratio is 980 women per 1,000 men. It lies 29 km from the Amreli district centre, 34 km from Atkot, the nearest town, 8 km from Lathi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 365435, served by Chavand post office; the LGD village code is 515486. The nearest hospital or health centre is Chavand Hospital, <1 km away. The sarpanch is sonalben kapilbhai der, and the village votes in Botad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Makwana Umeshbhai Naranbhai. The population is estimated at 4,565 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chavand
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- LATHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 9
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHAVAND
- Total area (ha)
- 3,283.47
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 260.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chavand
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chavand
- LGD code
- 515486
- Pincode
- 365435
- Post office
- Chavand
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,872
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,565
- Households
- 708
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 980
- Literacy rate
- 68.7%
- Coordinates
- 21.80806°N, 71.39784°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bhavnagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Botad
- Member of Parliament
- Nimuben Bambhaniya
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Makwana Umeshbhai Naranbhai
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- sonalben kapilbhai der
- Block / Mandal
- Lathi
Getting there
How to reach Chavand
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar202 kmcapital
- Mumbai341 km
- Hyderabad890 km
- Delhi956 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationLathi8 km
- Hospital / PHCChavand Hospital<1 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum10 km
- Police stationpalitana town station54 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Chavand Hospitalunder 1 km
Same pincode
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)