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Perpetual shortage: Why water scarcity persists in Gujarat
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- LGD code
- 508963
- Pincode
- 384240
- Post office
- Harij
- Population
- 1,259
- Households
- 256
- Literacy rate
- 54.1%
- Sex ratio
- 910 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 455
Census 2011 · in context
How Govna compares
By population, Govna ranks #31 of 43 villages in Harij mandal.
Literacy rate
%
54.1%
−1.4% vs mandal average
Govna54.1%
Harij mandal55.5%
Patan district62.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
910
−14 vs mandal average
Govna910
Harij mandal924
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.2 vs mandal average
Govna4.9
Harij mandal5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Govna at a glance
Govna is a village of 1,259 people in 256 households (Census 2011) in Harij taluka, Patan district, Gujarat, the 31st-largest of 43 villages in Harij taluka. Literacy is 54%, 1 points below the taluka average of 56% and the sex ratio is 910 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 384240, served by Harij post office; the LGD village code is 508963. The village votes in Chanasma assembly constituency, represented by MLA Thakor Dineshbhai Ataji. The population is estimated at 1,484 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Govna
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- 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
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- HARIJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 9
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GOVNA
- Total area (ha)
- 835.28
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 325
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Govna
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Govna
- LGD code
- 508963
- Pincode
- 384240
- Post office
- Harij
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,259
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,484
- Households
- 256
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 910
- Literacy rate
- 54.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Patan
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chanasma
- Member of Parliament
- Bharatsinhji Dabhi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Thakor Dineshbhai Ataji
- Block / Mandal
- Harij
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 384240
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View all 43+ →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, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)