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- LGD code
- 524386
- Pincode
- 394250
- Post office
- Mahuva (Surat)
- Population
- 2,116
- Households
- 507
- Literacy rate
- 74.8%
- Sex ratio
- 989 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 810
Census 2011 · in context
How Dedvasan compares
By population, Dedvasan ranks #28 of 69 villages in Mahuva mandal.
Literacy rate
%
74.8%
+1.7% vs mandal average
- Dedvasan
- 74.8%
- Mahuva mandal
- 73.1%
- Surat district
- 75.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
989
+19 vs mandal average
- Dedvasan
- 989
- Mahuva mandal
- 970
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Dedvasan
- 4.2
- Mahuva mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dedvasan at a glance
Dedvasan is a village of 2,116 people in 507 households (Census 2011) in Mahuva taluka, Surat district, Gujarat, the 28th-largest of 69 villages in Mahuva taluka. Literacy is 75%, 2 points above the taluka average of 73% and the sex ratio is 989 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 394250, served by Mahuva (Surat) post office; the LGD village code is 524386. The village votes in Jhagadia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Riteshkumar Ramanbhai Vasava. The population is estimated at 2,495 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dedvasan
- 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
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- NAVSARI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 17
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 52
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DEDVASAN
- Total area (ha)
- 539.08
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 450
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dedvasan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dedvasan
- LGD code
- 524386
- Pincode
- 394250
- Post office
- Mahuva (Surat)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,116
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,495
- Households
- 507
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 989
- Literacy rate
- 74.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bharuch
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jhagadia
- Member of Parliament
- Mansukhbhai Vasava
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Riteshkumar Ramanbhai Vasava
- Block / Mandal
- Mahuva
- Nearest PHC
- Titiksha Clinic (14.3 km)
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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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)