Village · Bavla, Ahmadabad # Gangad Gangad is a village in Bavla sub-district of Ahmadabad district, Gujarat, PIN code 382240. The 2011 Census counted 5,660 people in 1,113 households, the 4th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%. - 5,660 people (2011) - 1,113 households - 69.5% literacy - 382240 PIN code ## Gangad PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gangad is 382240. Gangad falls in Bavla sub-district, Ahmadabad district, Gujarat. - PIN code 382240 - Gram panchayat Gangad - Community development block Bavla - Census village code 511802 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gangad from nearby towns? - Bavla (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Ahmadabad (district HQ) 57 km by road - Bavla (nearest town) 22 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gangad? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Gangad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Railway station In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bavla - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ahmadabad - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ahmadabad - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gangad known for? The main crops are wheat, paddy and cotton. About 82% of the 3,696 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gangad Of every 100 households in Gangad in 2011, 92 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gangad · ■ Bavla rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 94% - Toilet within the home 41% 27% - No toilet (open defecation) 59% 71% - Tap water 96% 67% - Drinking water within premises 86% 48% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 93% - Use banking services 43% 50% - Television 46% 50% - Mobile phone 64% 58% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 12% 15% - Car / jeep / van 2% 3% - None of these assets 27% 23% - Own their home 96% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gangad? ■ Gangad · ■ Bavla rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.5% 64.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 903 926 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 828 889 - Working population 33.1% 44.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.8% for men and 57.2% for women. 56% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 351 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,100 (59%) · ■ Household industry 5 (0%) · ■ Other work 367 (20%) · ■ Marginal 50 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bavla - Kavitha 7,591 people - Shiyal 7,485 people - Durgi 6,008 people - Bagodara 5,088 people - Rupal 4,418 people - Mithapur 3,522 people - Kesaradi 3,519 people All 45 villages in Bavla ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gangad? 382240 - How far is Gangad from Ahmadabad? 57 km by road - What is the population of Gangad? 5,660 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangad in? Ahmadabad district (Bavla sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Gangad? 69.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/ahmadabad/bavla/gangad/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.