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- LGD code
- 514032
- Pincode
- 360510
- Post office
- Bhanvad
- Population
- 2,806
- Households
- 546
- Literacy rate
- 53.3%
- Sex ratio
- 918 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,113
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhenakvad compares
By population, Bhenakvad ranks #9 of 93 villages in Bhanvad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.3%
−5.0% vs mandal average
- Bhenakvad
- 53.3%
- Bhanvad mandal
- 58.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
918
−47 vs mandal average
- Bhenakvad
- 918
- Bhanvad mandal
- 965
Household size
people per home
5.1
Same as the mandal average
- Bhenakvad
- 5.1
- Bhanvad mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhenakvad at a glance
Bhenakvad is a village of 2,806 people in 546 households (Census 2011) in Bhanvad taluka, Devbhumi Dwarka district, Gujarat, the 9th-largest of 93 villages in Bhanvad taluka. Literacy is 53%, 5 points below the taluka average of 58% and the sex ratio is 918 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 360510, served by Bhanvad post office; the LGD village code is 514032. The village votes in Jetpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jayesh Radadiya. The population is estimated at 3,308 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhenakvad
- 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
- 4
- 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
- BHANVAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 7
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 87
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BHENAKVAD
- Total area (ha)
- 722.26
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 152
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhenakvad
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bhenakvad
- LGD code
- 514032
- Pincode
- 360510
- Post office
- Bhanvad
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,806
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,308
- Households
- 546
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 918
- Literacy rate
- 53.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Porbandar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jetpur
- Member of Parliament
- Mansukh Mandaviya
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jayesh Radadiya
- Block / Mandal
- Bhanvad
- Nearest police station
- Meghpar Police Station (76.6 km)
- Nearest PHC
- Siddhi Cinic (61.9 km)
- Nearest bank
- ICICI (68.9 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Jam Jodhpur (43.1 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, 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)