# Alva Village, Dhansura, Sabar Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/dhansura/alva/

Village · Dhansura, Sabar Kantha 

# Alva

Alva is a village in Dhansura sub-district of Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **383325**. The 2011 Census counted **831 people in 164 households**, the 39th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 831people (2011)
- 164households
- 73.5%literacy
- 383325PIN code

## Alva PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alva is 383325.** Alva falls in Dhansura sub-district, Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code383325
- Gram panchayatKhilodiya
- Community development blockDhansura
- Census village code510881

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?

- Modasa (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Himatnagar (district HQ)53 km by road
- Modasa (nearest town)25 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?

14 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
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Akrund
- ○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 station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water 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 **wheat, cotton and castor**. About 72% of the 384 hectares of village land is sown, and 225 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, 90 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Alva · ■ Dhansura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**64%

Tap water ****100%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**54%

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

**17%

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

**76%

Use banking services ****9%**

**53%

Television ****9%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**6%

None of these assets ****64%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 · ■ Dhansura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803**

**906

Working population ****43.9%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 52.3% for women. 56% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 177 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (7%) · **■** Other work 65 (18%) · **■** Marginal 98 (27%)

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 Dhansura

- Rupan967 people
- Antisara926 people
- Panchkuhada903 people
- Kheda878 people
- Karoli752 people
- Nana726 people
- Kamli704 people
- Moti Vav692 people

[All 72 villages in Dhansura](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/dhansura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alva?383325
- How far is Alva from Himatnagar?53 km by road
- What is the population of Alva?831 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alva in?Sabar Kantha district (Dhansura sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Alva?73.5% (Census 2011)