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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 523962
- Pincode
- 394440
- Post office
- Zankhvav
- Population
- 344
- Households
- 72
- Literacy rate
- 50.9%
- Sex ratio
- 933 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 233
Census 2011 · in context
How Picharvan compares
By population, Picharvan ranks #112 of 150 villages in Mandvi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
50.9%
−11.1% vs mandal average
- Picharvan
- 50.9%
- Mandvi mandal
- 62.0%
- Surat district
- 75.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
933
−67 vs mandal average
- Picharvan
- 933
- Mandvi mandal
- 1,000
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Picharvan
- 4.8
- Mandvi mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Picharvan at a glance
Picharvan is a village of 344 people in 72 households (Census 2011) in Mandvi taluka, Surat district, Gujarat, the 112th-largest of 150 villages in Mandvi taluka. Literacy is 51%, 11 points below the taluka average of 62% and the sex ratio is 933 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 394440, served by Zankhvav post office; the LGD village code is 523962. The village votes in Vagra assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arunsinh Ajitsinh Rana. The population is estimated at 406 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Amalsadi →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Picharvan · this village | 344 | 51% | — |
| Amalsadi · Mandvi | 2,775 | 68% | — |
| Ushker Ramkund · Mandvi | 1,414 | 65% | — |
| Gangpor Devgadh · Mandvi | 245 | 59% | — |
| Birama · Mandvi | 8 | 63% | — |
| Sarsi · Mandvi | 0 | — | — |
| Sarpada · Mandvi | 0 | — | — |
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- Pincode
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Picharvan
- 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
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MANDVI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 29
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 95
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 29
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BALETHI
- Total area (ha)
- 786.06
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 8
- Forest area (ha)
- 300.4
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Picharvan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Picharvan
- LGD code
- 523962
- Pincode
- 394440
- Post office
- Zankhvav
- Population (Census 2011)
- 344
- Population (projected 2026)
- 406
- Households
- 72
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 933
- Literacy rate
- 50.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bharuch
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Vagra
- Member of Parliament
- Mansukhbhai Vasava
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Arunsinh Ajitsinh Rana
- Block / Mandal
- Mandvi
- Nearest PHC
- Shifa Wellness Centre (6.7 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Nabipur (6.1 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 394440
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Picharvan
Other villages in Mandvi mandal
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, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)