# Alva Village, Kalol, Panch Mahals (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/panch-mahals/kalol/alva/ Village · Kalol, Panch Mahals # Alva Alva is a village in Kalol sub-district of Panch Mahals district, Gujarat, PIN code **389310**. The 2011 Census counted **4,027 people in 779 households**, the 12th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 4,027people (2011) - 779households - 61.2%literacy - 389310PIN code ## Alva PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alva is 389310.** Alva falls in Kalol sub-district, Panch Mahals district, Gujarat. - PIN code389310 - Gram panchayatAlva - Community development blockKalol - Census village code518706 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alva from nearby towns? - Kalol (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Godhra (district HQ)38 km by road - Kalol (nearest town)8 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 Alva? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Alva; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kalol - ○Degree college10+ km · Godhra - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Godhra - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, 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 Alva known for? The main crops are **paddy, cereals and pigeon pea**. About 80% of the 1,230 hectares of village land is sown, and 450 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 Alva Of every 100 households in Alva in 2011, 84 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Alva · ■ Kalol rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **88% Toilet within the home ****12%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **76% Tap water ****24%** **44% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **90% Use banking services ****26%** **37% Television ****18%** **21% Mobile phone ****32%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **37% Own their home ****95%** **96% 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 Alva? ■ Alva · ■ Kalol rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****817** **938 Working population ****47.0%** **43.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.2% for men and 49.6% for women. 63% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 712 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 436 (23%) · **■** Other work 89 (5%) · **■** Marginal 657 (35%) 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 Kalol - Pingali5,055 people - Derol4,774 people - Vyasda4,746 people - Sansoli4,542 people - Chalali3,980 people - Malav3,870 people - Kanod3,807 people - Sureli3,598 people [All 67 villages in Kalol](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/panch-mahals/kalol/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alva?389310 - How far is Alva from Godhra?38 km by road - What is the population of Alva?4,027 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alva in?Panch Mahals district (Kalol sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Alva?61.2% (Census 2011)