# Alva Village, Bayad, Sabar Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/bayad/alva/ Village · Bayad, Sabar Kantha # Alva Alva is a village in Bayad sub-district of Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **383325**. The 2011 Census counted **1,064 people in 194 households**, the 52nd largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%. - 1,064people (2011) - 194households - 82.9%literacy - 383325PIN code ## Alva PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alva is 383325.** Alva falls in Bayad sub-district, Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code383325 - Gram panchayatAlva - Community development blockBayad - Census village code511006 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? - Bayad (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Himatnagar (district HQ)50 km by road - Bayad (nearest town)9 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? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Alva; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bayad - ○Degree college10+ km · Modasa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Modasa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 **cotton, groundnut and wheat**. About 81% of the 529 hectares of village land is sown, and 278 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, 100 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Alva · ■ Bayad rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **88% Toilet within the home ****24%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **74% Tap water ****38%** **54% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **82% Use banking services ****35%** **48% Television ****60%** **28% Mobile phone ****77%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****28%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **3% None of these assets ****13%** **41% Own their home ****96%** **98% 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 · ■ Bayad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%** **76.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043** **901 Working population ****41.6%** **47.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.4% for men and 76.3% for women. 57% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 130 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 244 (55%) · **■** Other work 54 (12%) · **■** Marginal 15 (3%) 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 Bayad - Manpur1,129 people - Ahmadpura1,121 people - Madhav Kampo1,090 people - Simlaj1,076 people - Dabha1,058 people - Savela1,051 people - Vantda-Kavath1,039 people - Bhukhel1,010 people [All 121 villages in Bayad](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/bayad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alva?383325 - How far is Alva from Himatnagar?50 km by road - What is the population of Alva?1,064 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alva in?Sabar Kantha district (Bayad sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Alva?82.9% (Census 2011)