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- LGD code
- 524820
- Pincode
- 394630
- Post office
- Buhari
- Population
- 338
- Households
- 66
- Literacy rate
- 64.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1024 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 214
Census 2011 · in context
How Kelvan compares
By population, Kelvan ranks #54 of 58 villages in Dolvan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.5%
+0.5% vs mandal average
- Kelvan
- 64.5%
- Dolvan mandal
- 64.0%
- Tapi district
- 60.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,024
+8 vs mandal average
- Kelvan
- 1,024
- Dolvan mandal
- 1,016
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Kelvan
- 5.1
- Dolvan mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kelvan at a glance
Kelvan is a village of 338 people in 66 households (Census 2011) in Dolvan taluka, Tapi district, Gujarat, the 54th-largest of 58 villages in Dolvan taluka. Literacy is 65%, about the same as the taluka average of 64% and the sex ratio is 1,024 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 394630, served by Buhari post office; the LGD village code is 524820. The village votes in Vagra assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arunsinh Ajitsinh Rana. The population is estimated at 399 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kelvan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- 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
- 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
- VYARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHAKDHARA
- Total area (ha)
- 334.09
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 10.08
- Forest area (ha)
- 284.02
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kelvan
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Key facts — Kelvan
- LGD code
- 524820
- Pincode
- 394630
- Post office
- Buhari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 338
- Population (projected 2026)
- 399
- Households
- 66
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1024
- Literacy rate
- 64.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bharuch
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Vagra
- Member of Parliament
- Mansukhbhai Vasava
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Arunsinh Ajitsinh Rana
- Block / Mandal
- Dolvan
- Nearest railway station
- Samni Junction (5.7 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 394630
Other villages in Dolvan mandal
View all 57+ →- Dolvan
- Pati
- Gadat
- Beda Raypura
- Kalakva
- Antapur
- Kakadva
- Takiamba
- Andharvadi Dur
- Umarvav Dur
- Umarvav Najik
- Bamnamal Dur
- Pathakwadi
- Karanjkhed
- Pithadara
- Vankla
- Chunawadi
- Padam Dungari
- Kumbhia
- Panchol
- Pipalwada
- Varjakhan
- Bedchit
- Umarkachchh
- Bardipada
- Ghani
- Kandha
- Dhangdhar
- Dhanturi
- Raygadh
- Palasia
- Besaniya
- Mangalia
- Dholka
- Rengan Kachchh
- Borkachchh
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)