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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
jagdishbhai
Contact: 63****0890
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- LGD code
- 521331
- Pincode
- 391120
- Post office
- Tilakwada
- Population
- 1,734
- Households
- 305
- Literacy rate
- 64.8%
- Sex ratio
- 891 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,056
- Distance to district centre
- 112 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 79 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 123 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 363 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ajwa · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dhiraj General Hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Alva compares
By population, Alva ranks #6 of 97 villages in Tilakwada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.8%
−4.4% vs mandal average
- Alva
- 64.8%
- Tilakwada mandal
- 69.2%
- Narmada district
- 62.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
891
−33 vs mandal average
- Alva
- 891
- Tilakwada mandal
- 924
Household size
people per home
5.7
+0.9 vs mandal average
- Alva
- 5.7
- Tilakwada mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Alva at a glance
Alva is a village of 1,734 people in 305 households (Census 2011) in Tilakwada taluka, Narmada district, Gujarat, the 6th-largest of 97 villages in Tilakwada taluka. Literacy is 65%, 4 points below the taluka average of 69% and the sex ratio is 891 women per 1,000 men. It lies 112 km from the Narmada district centre, 30 km from Sankheda, the nearest town, 7 km from Ajwa railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 391120, served by Tilakwada post office; the LGD village code is 521331. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dhiraj General Hospital, 3 km away. The sarpanch is jagdishbhai , and the village votes in Mehmedabad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arjunsinh Udesinh Chauhan. The population is estimated at 2,044 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Alva
- 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
- 1
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RAJPIPLA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 27
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 27
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- ALVA
- Total area (ha)
- 542.55
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 138
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Alva
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Alva
- LGD code
- 521331
- Pincode
- 391120
- Post office
- Tilakwada
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,734
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,044
- Households
- 305
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 891
- Literacy rate
- 64.8%
- Coordinates
- 22.31218°N, 73.33444°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kheda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mehmedabad
- Member of Parliament
- Devusinh Chauhan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Arjunsinh Udesinh Chauhan
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- jagdishbhai
- Block / Mandal
- Tilakwada
- Nearest PHC
- Amrut Clinic (80.4 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Mahemadavad Kheda Road (82.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Alva
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar123 kmcapital
- Mumbai363 km
- Hyderabad768 km
- Delhi801 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationAjwa7 km
- Bus stopWaghodia Bus Depot7 km
- Hospital / PHCDhiraj General Hospital3 km
- ATM / bankICICI Bank8 km
- Petrol pumpPioneer Petrol Pump8 km
- CollegeSumandeep Vidyapeeth3 km
- Police stationMakarpura Road Police Station14 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Alva
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕TempleTemple4.0 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Alva
3 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
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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
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)