# Malvan Village, Sihor, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sihor, Bhavnagar 

# Malvan

Malvan is a village in Sihor sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364240**. The 2011 Census counted **315 people in 55 households**, the 75th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 315people (2011)
- 55households
- 68.9%literacy
- 364240PIN code

## Malvan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Malvan is 364240.** Malvan falls in Sihor sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat.

- PIN code364240
- Gram panchayatMalvan
- Community development blockSihor
- Census village code516387

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

## How far is Malvan from nearby towns?

- Sihor (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Bhavnagar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Sihor (nearest town)18 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 Malvan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Malvan; 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
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sihor
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhavnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sihor
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Malvan known for?

The main crops are **cotton, ground nut and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 56% of the 574 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Malvan

Of every 100 households in Malvan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 64 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Malvan · ■ Sihor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**73%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**84%

Use banking services ****52%**

**48%

Television ****52%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****64%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Malvan?

■ Malvan · ■ Sihor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****821**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****412**

**849

Working population ****27.3%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.5% for men and 61.7% for women. 46% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 75 (87%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (10%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%)

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 Sihor

- Karmadiya402 people
- Meghvadar393 people
- Limbaddhar389 people
- Juna Jaliya375 people
- Tarakpaldi293 people
- Sendurda266 people
- Kachotiya261 people

[All 79 villages in Sihor](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/sihor/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malvan?364240
- How far is Malvan from Bhavnagar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Malvan?315 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malvan in?Bhavnagar district (Sihor sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Malvan?68.9% (Census 2011)