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- LGD code
- 510082
- Pincode
- 383225
- Post office
- Davad
- Population
- 1,099
- Households
- 223
- Literacy rate
- 72.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1028 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 540
Census 2011 · in context
How Madhva compares
By population, Madhva ranks #79 of 138 villages in Idar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.2%
+2.1% vs mandal average
- Madhva
- 72.2%
- Idar mandal
- 70.1%
- Sabar Kantha district
- 65.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,028
+78 vs mandal average
- Madhva
- 1,028
- Idar mandal
- 950
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Madhva
- 4.9
- Idar mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Madhva at a glance
Madhva is a village of 1,099 people in 223 households (Census 2011) in Idar taluka, Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat, the 79th-largest of 138 villages in Idar taluka. Literacy is 72%, 2 points above the taluka average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,028 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 383225, served by Davad post office; the LGD village code is 510082. The village votes in Mahesana assembly constituency, represented by MLA Patel Mukeshkumar D.. The population is estimated at 1,296 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Madhva
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- IDAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 54
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MADHVA
- Total area (ha)
- 210.72
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 80.23
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Madhva
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Madhva
- LGD code
- 510082
- Pincode
- 383225
- Post office
- Davad
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,099
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,296
- Households
- 223
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1028
- Literacy rate
- 72.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mahesana
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mahesana
- Member of Parliament
- Haribhai Patel
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Patel Mukeshkumar D.
- Block / Mandal
- Idar
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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