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- LGD code
- 516354
- Pincode
- 364210
- Post office
- Amargadh
- Population
- 932
- Households
- 175
- Literacy rate
- 68.1%
- Sex ratio
- 918 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 361
- Distance to district centre
- 248 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 245 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 171 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 605 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhabhar · 35 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dharnidar Hospital · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Vav compares
By population, Vav ranks #55 of 79 villages in Sihor mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.1%
+5.6% vs mandal average
- Vav
- 68.1%
- Sihor mandal
- 62.5%
- Bhavnagar district
- 65.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
918
−17 vs mandal average
- Vav
- 918
- Sihor mandal
- 935
Household size
people per home
5.3
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Vav
- 5.3
- Sihor mandal
- 5.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vav at a glance
Vav is a village of 932 people in 175 households (Census 2011) in Sihor taluka, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, the 55th-largest of 79 villages in Sihor taluka. Literacy is 68%, 6 points above the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 918 women per 1,000 men. It lies 248 km from the Bhavnagar district centre, 0 km from Vav, the nearest town, 35 km from Bhabhar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 364210, served by Amargadh post office; the LGD village code is 516354. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dharnidar Hospital, <1 km away. The village votes in Jasdan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kunvarjibhai Mohanbhai Bavaliya. The population is estimated at 1,099 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vav
- 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
- 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
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- 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
- SIHOR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 36
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- VAV
- Total area (ha)
- 614.8
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Vav
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Vav
- LGD code
- 516354
- Pincode
- 364210
- Post office
- Amargadh
- Population (Census 2011)
- 932
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,099
- Households
- 175
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 918
- Literacy rate
- 68.1%
- Coordinates
- 24.36395°N, 71.51231°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Rajkot
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jasdan
- Member of Parliament
- Parshottam Rupala
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kunvarjibhai Mohanbhai Bavaliya
- Block / Mandal
- Sihor
Getting there
How to reach Vav
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar171 kmcapital
- Mumbai605 km
- Delhi738 km
- Hyderabad1061 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBhabhar35 km
- Hospital / PHCDharnidar Hospital<1 km
- ATM / bankICICI Bank12 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Vav
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Kapileshwar Mahadev TempleTemple4.9 km ↗
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View all 60+ →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, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)