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- LGD code
- 519489
- Pincode
- 389152
- Post office
- Jesawada
- Population
- 4,791
- Households
- 728
- Literacy rate
- 40.3%
- Sex ratio
- 956 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,140
Census 2011 · in context
How Vadva compares
By population, Vadva ranks #19 of 34 villages in Garbada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
40.3%
−2.7% vs mandal average
- Vadva
- 40.3%
- Garbada mandal
- 43.0%
- Dahod district
- 47.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
956
−33 vs mandal average
- Vadva
- 956
- Garbada mandal
- 989
Household size
people per home
6.6
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Vadva
- 6.6
- Garbada mandal
- 6.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vadva at a glance
Vadva is a village of 4,791 people in 728 households (Census 2011) in Garbada taluka, Dahod district, Gujarat, the 19th-largest of 34 villages in Garbada taluka. Literacy is 40%, 3 points below the taluka average of 43% and the sex ratio is 956 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 389152, served by Jesawada post office; the LGD village code is 519489. The village votes in Garbada assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mahendrabhai Bhabhor. The population is estimated at 5,649 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vadva
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- 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
- 4
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- DOHAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 14
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 14
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 26
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- VADVA
- Total area (ha)
- 551.68
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 130
- Forest area (ha)
- 206
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Vadva
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Vadva
- LGD code
- 519489
- Pincode
- 389152
- Post office
- Jesawada
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,791
- Population (projected 2026)
- 5,649
- Households
- 728
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 956
- Literacy rate
- 40.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dahod
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Garbada
- Member of Parliament
- Jasvantsinh Bhabhor
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Mahendrabhai Bhabhor
- Block / Mandal
- Garbada
- Nearest PHC
- Dr. Anand Desai (13.3 km)
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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)