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- LGD code
- 522696
- Pincode
- 394710
- Post office
- Ahwadangs
- Population
- 993
- Households
- 177
- Literacy rate
- 76.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1002 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 471
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhisya compares
By population, Bhisya ranks #25 of 121 villages in Ahwa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
76.1%
+14.7% vs mandal average
- Bhisya
- 76.1%
- Ahwa mandal
- 61.4%
- Dangs district
- 61.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,002
−2 vs mandal average
- Bhisya
- 1,002
- Ahwa mandal
- 1,004
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Bhisya
- 5.6
- Ahwa mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhisya at a glance
Bhisya is a village of 993 people in 177 households (Census 2011) in Ahwa taluka, Dangs district, Gujarat, the 25th-largest of 121 villages in Ahwa taluka. Literacy is 76%, 15 points above the taluka average of 61% and the sex ratio is 1,002 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 394710, served by Ahwadangs post office; the LGD village code is 522696. The population is estimated at 1,171 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhisya
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- 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
- No
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- AHWA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 8
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GONDALVIHIR
- Total area (ha)
- 444.4
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 150.4
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhisya
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Key facts — Bhisya
- LGD code
- 522696
- Pincode
- 394710
- Post office
- Ahwadangs
- Population (Census 2011)
- 993
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,171
- Households
- 177
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1002
- Literacy rate
- 76.1%
- Block / Mandal
- Ahwa
- Nearest PHC
- Gaurang Nursing Home (18.4 km)
Same pincode
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- Jakhana
- Chinchli
- Linga
- Gondalvihir
- Kadmal(Gadadsaja)
- Nadagkhadi
- Mogra
- Nandanpeda
- Morzira
- Kalamvihir
- Jamlapada(Gadhvisaja)
- Chikatiya
- Chinchdhara
- Gadvihir
- Gaurya
- Pipalghodi
- Kotamdar
- Gotiyamal
- Wasurna
- Mahalpada
- Galkund
- Borkhet
- Borkhal
- Sendriamba
- Dhuda
- Chankhal
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)