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Village snapshot
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 523636
- Pincode
- 396140
- Post office
- Phansa
- Population
- 14,459
- Households
- 2,963
- Literacy rate
- 76.1%
- Sex ratio
- 974 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 6,099
- Distance to district centre
- 119 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 122 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 319 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 142 km
- Nearest railway station
- Karambeli · 12 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Dholar · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Fansa compares
By population, Fansa ranks #3 of 43 villages in Umbergaon mandal.
Literacy rate
%
76.1%
+7.6% vs mandal average
- Fansa
- 76.1%
- Umbergaon mandal
- 68.5%
- Valsad district
- 68.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
974
+4 vs mandal average
- Fansa
- 974
- Umbergaon mandal
- 970
Household size
people per home
4.9
Same as the mandal average
- Fansa
- 4.9
- Umbergaon mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Fansa at a glance
Fansa is a village of 14,459 people in 2,963 households (Census 2011) in Umbergaon taluka, Valsad district, Gujarat, the 3rd-largest of 43 villages in Umbergaon taluka. Literacy is 76%, 8 points above the taluka average of 69% and the sex ratio is 974 women per 1,000 men. It lies 119 km from the Valsad district centre, 20 km from Upalat, the nearest town, 12 km from Karambeli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 396140, served by Phansa post office; the LGD village code is 523636. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Dholar, 7 km away. The village votes in Umbergaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Patkar Ramanlal Nanubhai. The population is estimated at 17,047 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Fansa
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 4
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 3
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- UMBERGAON
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- FANSA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,563.48
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 90.88
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Fansa
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Key facts — Fansa
- LGD code
- 523636
- Pincode
- 396140
- Post office
- Phansa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 14,459
- Population (projected 2026)
- 17,047
- Households
- 2,963
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 974
- Literacy rate
- 76.1%
- Coordinates
- 20.34619°N, 72.78724°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Valsad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Umbergaon
- Member of Parliament
- Dhavalbhai Patel
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Patkar Ramanlal Nanubhai
- Block / Mandal
- Umbergaon
Getting there
How to reach Fansa
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar319 kmcapital
- Mumbai142 km
- Hyderabad684 km
- Bengaluru967 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKarambeli12 km
- Bus stopNani Daman Bus Depot9 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Dholar7 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India9 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum7 km
- CollegeVaidik dental college and research centre13 km
- Police stationPolice Station , Nani Daman9 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Fansa
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Hanuman MandirTemple2.4 km ↗
Villages near Fansa
Other villages in Umbergaon mandal
View all 49+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)