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- LGD code
- 522427
- Pincode
- 394110
- Post office
- Kim
- Population
- 3,201
- Households
- 718
- Literacy rate
- 75.2%
- Sex ratio
- 933 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,413
- Distance to district centre
- 66 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 35 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 197 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 264 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kim · 14 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr. Jashavantsinh M Mahida · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Ilav compares
By population, Ilav ranks #2 of 45 villages in Hansot mandal.
Literacy rate
%
75.2%
+3.3% vs mandal average
- Ilav
- 75.2%
- Hansot mandal
- 71.9%
- Bharuch district
- 72.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
933
−15 vs mandal average
- Ilav
- 933
- Hansot mandal
- 948
Household size
people per home
4.5
Same as the mandal average
- Ilav
- 4.5
- Hansot mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ilav at a glance
Ilav is a village of 3,201 people in 718 households (Census 2011) in Hansot taluka, Bharuch district, Gujarat, the 2nd-largest of 45 villages in Hansot taluka. Literacy is 75%, 3 points above the taluka average of 72% and the sex ratio is 933 women per 1,000 men. It lies 66 km from the Bharuch district centre, 13 km from Olpad, the nearest town, 14 km from Kim railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 394110, served by Kim post office; the LGD village code is 522427. Mapped within or next to the village: primary health centre. The village votes in Bharuch assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rameshbhai Narandas Mistry. The population is estimated at 3,774 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ilav
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- 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
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KOSAMBA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 19
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 47
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 17
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- ILAV
- Total area (ha)
- 1,420.81
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1,209.35
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ilav
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Key facts — Ilav
- LGD code
- 522427
- Pincode
- 394110
- Post office
- Kim
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,201
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,774
- Households
- 718
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 933
- Literacy rate
- 75.2%
- Coordinates
- 21.44845°N, 72.79908°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bharuch
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bharuch
- Member of Parliament
- Mansukhbhai Vasava
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rameshbhai Narandas Mistry
- Block / Mandal
- Hansot
- Nearest PHC
- Dr. Jashavantsinh M Mahida (0.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Ilav
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar197 kmcapital
- Mumbai264 km
- Hyderabad748 km
- Delhi912 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKim14 km
- Bus stopUtran R.O.B. Bridge25 km
- Hospital / PHCDr. Jashavantsinh M Mahida<1 km
- ATM / bankState Bank ATM Aamba Talavadi, Vaikunthdham Society, Vishal Nagar, Surat, Gujarat 39500424 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum18 km
- CollegeShri O.H. Nazar Ayurved College27 km
- Police stationChowk Bazar Police Station (Furja)28 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Dr. Jashavantsinh M Mahidaunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary health centre
Villages near Ilav
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)