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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
JAYSHREEBEN LAKHAMNABHAI RAVALIYA
Contact: 75****7474
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- LGD code
- 514039
- Pincode
- 360531
- Post office
- Vansjalia
- Population
- 2,313
- Households
- 468
- Literacy rate
- 61.4%
- Sex ratio
- 947 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 901
Census 2011 · in context
How Shiva compares
By population, Shiva ranks #15 of 93 villages in Bhanvad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.4%
+3.1% vs mandal average
- Shiva
- 61.4%
- Bhanvad mandal
- 58.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
947
−18 vs mandal average
- Shiva
- 947
- Bhanvad mandal
- 965
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Shiva
- 4.9
- Bhanvad mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shiva at a glance
Shiva is a village of 2,313 people in 468 households (Census 2011) in Bhanvad taluka, Devbhumi Dwarka district, Gujarat, the 15th-largest of 93 villages in Bhanvad taluka. Literacy is 61%, 3 points above the taluka average of 58% and the sex ratio is 947 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 360531, served by Vansjalia post office; the LGD village code is 514039. The sarpanch is JAYSHREEBEN LAKHAMNABHAI RAVALIYA, and the village votes in Jetpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jayesh Radadiya. The population is estimated at 2,727 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Shiva
- 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
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- 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)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 77
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SHIVA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,139.21
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 201
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Shiva
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Shiva
- LGD code
- 514039
- Pincode
- 360531
- Post office
- Vansjalia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,313
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,727
- Households
- 468
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 947
- Literacy rate
- 61.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Porbandar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jetpur
- Member of Parliament
- Mansukh Mandaviya
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jayesh Radadiya
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- JAYSHREEBEN LAKHAMNABHAI RAVALIYA
- 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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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)