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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
minaben
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- LGD code
- 513830
- Pincode
- 361162
- Post office
- Nikava
- Population
- 4,799
- Households
- 992
- Literacy rate
- 68.1%
- Sex ratio
- 923 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,631
- Distance to district centre
- 32 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 37 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 244 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 424 km
- Nearest railway station
- Chanol · 26 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Matruprem Clinic · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Nikava compares
By population, Nikava ranks #2 of 98 villages in Kalavad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.1%
+3.3% vs mandal average
- Nikava
- 68.1%
- Kalavad mandal
- 64.8%
- Jamnagar district
- 64.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
923
−57 vs mandal average
- Nikava
- 923
- Kalavad mandal
- 980
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Nikava
- 4.8
- Kalavad mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nikava at a glance
Nikava is a village of 4,799 people in 992 households (Census 2011) in Kalavad taluka, Jamnagar district, Gujarat, the 2nd-largest of 98 villages in Kalavad taluka. Literacy is 68%, 3 points above the taluka average of 65% and the sex ratio is 923 women per 1,000 men. It lies 32 km from the Jamnagar district centre, 29 km from Moviya, the nearest town, 26 km from Chanol railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 361162, served by Nikava post office; the LGD village code is 513830. The nearest hospital or health centre is Matruprem Clinic, <1 km away. The sarpanch is minaben, and the village votes in Wankaner assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jitendra Kantilal Somani. The population is estimated at 5,658 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Nikava →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikava · this village | 4,799 | 68% | — |
| Rajasthali · Amreli | 1,026 | 61% | 9.6 km W |
| Rajasthali · Gir Gadhda | 59 | 59% | 9.6 km W |
| Sanosra · Manavadar | 2,638 | 72% | 9.7 km W |
| Jasapur · Talala | 1,753 | 64% | 11.9 km W |
| Lodhika · Lodhika | 4,737 | 66% | 12.2 km SE |
| Kalavad · Kalavad | — | — | 15.5 km W |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Nikava
- 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
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- 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
- KALAVAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 17
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 67
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 17
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- NIKAVA
- Total area (ha)
- 2,503.93
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 700.33
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Nikava
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Nikava
- LGD code
- 513830
- Pincode
- 361162
- Post office
- Nikava
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,799
- Population (projected 2026)
- 5,658
- Households
- 992
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 923
- Literacy rate
- 68.1%
- Coordinates
- 22.19048°N, 70.53191°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Rajkot
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Wankaner
- Member of Parliament
- Parshottam Rupala
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jitendra Kantilal Somani
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- minaben
- Block / Mandal
- Kalavad
Getting there
How to reach Nikava
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar244 kmcapital
- Mumbai424 km
- Delhi979 km
- Hyderabad989 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationChanol26 km
- Bus stopG.I.D.C. Gate 316 km
- Hospital / PHCMatruprem Clinic<1 km
- ATM / bankCosmos Bank, Rajkot Branch28 km
- Petrol pumpCNG Indian oil petrol pump19 km
- CollegeUniversity Road (Rajkot)26 km
- Police stationPolice Head Quarters30 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Matruprem Clinicunder 1 km
Same pincode
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Villages near Nikava
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- Dhundhoraji
- Chhatar
- Moti Nagajar
- Vodisang
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- Napaniya Khijadiya
- Makrani Sanosara
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- Moti Matli
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- Toda
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- Arala
- Balambhadi
- Bava Khakhariya
- Mota Bhadukiya
- Banga
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- Umrala
- Bamangam
- Nani Vavdi
- Moti Vavdi
Sources & freshness
- 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, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)