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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 524618
- Pincode
- 394652
- Population
- 582
- Households
- 144
- Literacy rate
- 52.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1071 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 399
Census 2011 · in context
How Ghanchikuva compares
By population, Ghanchikuva ranks #120 of 175 villages in Songadh mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.6%
−3.6% vs mandal average
- Ghanchikuva
- 52.6%
- Songadh mandal
- 56.2%
- Tapi district
- 60.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,071
+64 vs mandal average
- Ghanchikuva
- 1,071
- Songadh mandal
- 1,007
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.6 vs mandal average
- Ghanchikuva
- 4.0
- Songadh mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ghanchikuva at a glance
Ghanchikuva is a village of 582 people in 144 households (Census 2011) in Songadh taluka, Tapi district, Gujarat, the 120th-largest of 175 villages in Songadh taluka. Literacy is 53%, 4 points below the taluka average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,071 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 394652; the LGD village code is 524618. The population is estimated at 686 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Vadpada P Tokarva →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghanchikuva · this village | 582 | 53% | — |
| Sandhkuva · Songadh | 747 | 57% | — |
| Vadpada P Tokarva · Songadh | 505 | 57% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ghanchikuva
- 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
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SONGADH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 11
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 18
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 11
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- VADPADA P TOKARVA
- Total area (ha)
- 214.45
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 24.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ghanchikuva
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ghanchikuva
- LGD code
- 524618
- Pincode
- 394652
- Population (Census 2011)
- 582
- Population (projected 2026)
- 686
- Households
- 144
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1071
- Literacy rate
- 52.6%
- Block / Mandal
- Songadh
- Nearest PHC
- Dr. Lataben Golwalkar (10.4 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Bhavnagar Terminus (12.3 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 394652
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Ghanchikuva
Other villages in Songadh mandal
View all 60+ →- Gunsada
- Dosvada
- Satkashi
- Tokarva (Segupada)
- Bhimpura
- Borda
- Dhajamba
- Ukhalda
- Ukai Resettlement Village No-3
- Limbi
- Vadi Bhensrot
- Raniamba
- Pipalkuva
- Dhamodi
- Kikakui
- Moti Khervan
- Chimer
- Vajharda
- Singpur
- Mandal
- Agasvan
- Dumda
- Amalgundi
- Serulla
- Monghvan
- Sisor
- Khervada
- Ghasiya Medha
- Malangdev
- Vaghnera
- Chorvad
- Khanjar
- Nishana
- Gopalpura
- Chikhli Bhensrot
- Galkuva
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)