# Gorva Village, Borsad, Anand (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Borsad, Anand 

# Gorva

Gorva is a village in Borsad sub-district of Anand district, Gujarat, PIN code **388540**. The 2011 Census counted **2,301 people in 539 households**, the 55th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.6%.

- 2,301people (2011)
- 539households
- 74.9%literacy
- 388540PIN code

## Gorva PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gorva is 388540.** Gorva falls in Borsad sub-district, Anand district, Gujarat.

- PIN code388540
- Gram panchayatGorva
- Community development blockBorsad
- Census village code517118

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gorva from nearby towns?

- Borsad (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Anand (district HQ)38 km by road
- Borsad (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Gorva?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gorva; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dahewan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Borsad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Borsad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gorva known for?

The main crops are **wheat, pearlmillet/bajra and paddy**. About 77% of the 445 hectares of village land is sown, and 259 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gorva

Of every 100 households in Gorva in 2011, 75 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gorva · ■ Borsad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**61%

Tap water ****29%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**80%

Use banking services ****25%**

**48%

Television ****10%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****69%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gorva?

■ Gorva · ■ Borsad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**81.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**892

Working population ****57.4%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 56.9% for women. 62% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 429 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 328 (25%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 500 (38%) · **■** Marginal 61 (5%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Borsad

- Divel2,579 people
- Kathol2,566 people
- Rudel2,521 people
- Umlav2,391 people
- Dhundakuva2,232 people
- Harkhapura2,053 people
- Nani Sherdi2,014 people
- Santokpura2,007 people

[All 64 villages in Borsad](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/anand/borsad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gorva?388540
- How far is Gorva from Anand?38 km by road
- What is the population of Gorva?2,301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorva in?Anand district (Borsad sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Gorva?74.9% (Census 2011)