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- LGD code
- 515986
- Pincode
- 365555
- Post office
- Dungar
- Population
- 1,858
- Households
- 330
- Literacy rate
- 56.4%
- Sex ratio
- 991 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 926
- Distance to district centre
- 118 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 127 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 280 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 254 km
- Nearest railway station
- Pipavav · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- GCW Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Pipavav compares
By population, Pipavav ranks #29 of 72 villages in Rajula mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.4%
−0.3% vs mandal average
Pipavav56.4%
Rajula mandal56.7%
Amreli district65.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
991
+24 vs mandal average
Pipavav991
Rajula mandal967
Household size
people per home
5.6
−0.1 vs mandal average
Pipavav5.6
Rajula mandal5.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pipavav at a glance
Pipavav is a village of 1,858 people in 330 households (Census 2011) in Rajula taluka, Amreli district, Gujarat, the 29th-largest of 72 villages in Rajula taluka. Literacy is 56%, about the same as the taluka average of 57% and the sex ratio is 991 women per 1,000 men. It lies 118 km from the Amreli district centre, 32 km from Khambha, the nearest town, under 1 km from Pipavav railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 365555, served by Dungar post office; the LGD village code is 515986. The nearest hospital or health centre is GCW Hospital, 4 km away. The village votes in Jasdan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kunvarjibhai Mohanbhai Bavaliya. The population is estimated at 2,191 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pipavav
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- Yes
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RAJULA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 85
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PIPAVAV
- Total area (ha)
- 1,102.12
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 30.85
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pipavav
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pipavav
- LGD code
- 515986
- Pincode
- 365555
- Post office
- Dungar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,858
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,191
- Households
- 330
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 991
- Literacy rate
- 56.4%
- Coordinates
- 20.93886°N, 71.47704°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Rajkot
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jasdan
- Member of Parliament
- Parshottam Rupala
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kunvarjibhai Mohanbhai Bavaliya
- Block / Mandal
- Rajula
- Nearest railway station
- Pipavav (0.8 km)
Getting there
How to reach Pipavav
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar280 kmcapital
- Mumbai254 km
- Hyderabad835 km
- Delhi1031 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPipavav<1 km
- Hospital / PHCGCW Hospital4 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India34 km
- Petrol pumpJio BP petrol bunk8 km
- Police stationPolice Station Diu56 km
Nearest to the village
- Railway station
- Pipavavunder 1 km
- Health centre
- GCW Hospital4.1 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 365555
Villages near Pipavav
Other villages in Rajula mandal
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- Kotdi
- Khera
- Bherai
- Kovaya
- Barpatoli
- Katar
- Mandal
- Vavera
- Rampara No-2
- Morangi
- Khakhbai
- Hindorna
- Visaliya
- Dhareshvar
- Kadiyali
- Babariyadhar
- Agariya Dhudiya
- Barbatana
- Mandardi Navi-Juni
- Samadhiyala No-1
- Vadli
- Dantardi
- Kundaliyala
- Doliya
- Victar
- Patva
- Agariya Mota
- Devka
- Vavdi
- Chotra
- Kathivadar
- Agariya Nava
- Kherali Moti
- Bhakshi
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)