Gavan, Vengurla

Gavan (गवाण) is a village located in the Vengurla Taluka of Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra. The village falls in Vengurla block and comes under Parulebajar Village Panchayat.

As on September 2025, the current population of Gavan is 976 out of which 463 are males and rest 513 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1108 females per 1000 males. There are around 53 teenagers in Gavan. It has literacy rate of 77% which means around 748 persons can read and write. Total 287 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 243 households in Gavan, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 299. The pincode of Gavan is 416523 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Parula Sub Post office
• Karliwadi Branch Post office
• Bhogave Branch Post office
• Terawalewadi Branch Post office

Schools

Gavan has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Annasaheb Desai Vidyamandir Parule
• Zilla Parishad Primary School Parule No.3
• Zilla Parishad Primary School Rawdaskar Vidyalay Parule Kushewada
• Zilla Parishad Primary School Bhogave Shelapi
• Zilla Parishad Primary School Bhogave No. 1

Hospitals

Gavan has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• karli Sub-Center
• bhogave Sub-Center
• Parule Primary Health Center
• Parule Sub-Center

Banks

Gavan has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bank of Maharashtra Patparule
• State Bank of India Parula