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Village snapshot
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ABCDEFGH
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- LGD code
- 518864
- Pincode
- 389370
- Post office
- Shivrajpur
- Population
- 1,572
- Households
- 305
- Literacy rate
- 68.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1031 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 442
- Distance to district centre
- 190 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 174 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 171 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 605 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhabhar · 35 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dharnidar Hospital · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Vav compares
By population, Vav ranks #36 of 123 villages in Halol mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.6%
+11.2% vs mandal average
- Vav
- 68.6%
- Halol mandal
- 57.4%
- Panch Mahals district
- 60.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,031
+97 vs mandal average
- Vav
- 1,031
- Halol mandal
- 934
Household size
people per home
5.2
Same as the mandal average
- Vav
- 5.2
- Halol mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vav at a glance
Vav is a village of 1,572 people in 305 households (Census 2011) in Halol taluka, Panch Mahals district, Gujarat, the 36th-largest of 123 villages in Halol taluka. Literacy is 69%, 11 points above the taluka average of 57% and the sex ratio is 1,031 women per 1,000 men. It lies 190 km from the Panch Mahals district centre, 0 km from Vav, the nearest town, 35 km from Bhabhar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 389370, served by Shivrajpur post office; the LGD village code is 518864. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dharnidar Hospital, <1 km away. The sarpanch is ABCDEFGH, and the village votes in Dasada assembly constituency, represented by MLA P.K.Parmar. The population is estimated at 1,853 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vav
- 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
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- HALOL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 14
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 56
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- VAV
- Total area (ha)
- 437.66
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 181.41
- Forest area (ha)
- 197.25
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Vav
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Vav
- LGD code
- 518864
- Pincode
- 389370
- Post office
- Shivrajpur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,572
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,853
- Households
- 305
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1031
- Literacy rate
- 68.6%
- Coordinates
- 24.36395°N, 71.51231°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Surendranagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dasada
- Member of Parliament
- Chandubhai Shihora
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- P.K.Parmar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ABCDEFGH
- Block / Mandal
- Halol
- Nearest railway station
- Kesariya Road (163.9 km)
Getting there
How to reach Vav
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar171 kmcapital
- Mumbai605 km
- Delhi738 km
- Hyderabad1061 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBhabhar35 km
- Hospital / PHCDharnidar Hospital<1 km
- ATM / bankICICI Bank12 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Vav
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Kapileshwar Mahadev TempleTemple4.9 km ↗
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- Ravaliya
- Arad
- Nani Umarvan
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- Ujeti
- Abhetwa
- Ghansar
- Rameshra
- Pratappura (Part)
- Maswad
- Gopipura
- Navagam
- Zankhariya
- Vadatalav
- Dhariya
- Madar
- Kathola
- Nathkuva
- Vintoj
- Jepura
- Ved
- Hadabiya
- Rayanvadia
- Sura Sultanpura
- Intwadi
- Vaghbod
- Pandol
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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)