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Gujarat rural women turn traditional handicrafts into source of livelihood
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- LGD code
- 524384
- Pincode
- 394246
- Post office
- Sugar Factory Bamania
- Population
- 3,908
- Households
- 888
- Literacy rate
- 77.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1007 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,696
Census 2011 · in context
How Kharvan compares
By population, Kharvan ranks #10 of 69 villages in Mahuva mandal.
Literacy rate
%
77.1%
+4.0% vs mandal average
- Kharvan
- 77.1%
- Mahuva mandal
- 73.1%
- Surat district
- 75.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,007
+37 vs mandal average
- Kharvan
- 1,007
- Mahuva mandal
- 970
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Kharvan
- 4.4
- Mahuva mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kharvan at a glance
Kharvan is a village of 3,908 people in 888 households (Census 2011) in Mahuva taluka, Surat district, Gujarat, the 10th-largest of 69 villages in Mahuva taluka. Literacy is 77%, 4 points above the taluka average of 73% and the sex ratio is 1,007 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 394246, served by Sugar Factory Bamania post office; the LGD village code is 524384. The village votes in Jhagadia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Riteshkumar Ramanbhai Vasava. The population is estimated at 4,608 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kharvan
- 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
- 4
- 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
- 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
- BARDOLI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 54
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KHARVAN
- Total area (ha)
- 785.09
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 370
- Forest area (ha)
- 0.09
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kharvan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kharvan
- LGD code
- 524384
- Pincode
- 394246
- Post office
- Sugar Factory Bamania
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,908
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,608
- Households
- 888
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1007
- Literacy rate
- 77.1%
- 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, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)