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- LGD code
- 517148
- Pincode
- 388520
- Post office
- Bamangam
- Population
- 3,376
- Households
- 708
- Literacy rate
- 72.5%
- Sex ratio
- 934 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,651
Census 2011 · in context
How Bilpad compares
By population, Bilpad ranks #18 of 31 villages in Anklav mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.5%
+2.7% vs mandal average
- Bilpad
- 72.5%
- Anklav mandal
- 69.8%
- Anand district
- 74.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
934
+7 vs mandal average
- Bilpad
- 934
- Anklav mandal
- 927
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Bilpad
- 4.8
- Anklav mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bilpad at a glance
Bilpad is a village of 3,376 people in 708 households (Census 2011) in Anklav taluka, Anand district, Gujarat, the 18th-largest of 31 villages in Anklav taluka. Literacy is 73%, 3 points above the taluka average of 70% and the sex ratio is 934 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 388520, served by Bamangam post office; the LGD village code is 517148. The village votes in Anand assembly constituency, represented by MLA Yogesh R. Patel (Bapji). The population is estimated at 3,980 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bilpad
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- 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
- 3
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ANKLAV
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BILPAD
- Total area (ha)
- 411.66
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 240
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bilpad
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bilpad
- LGD code
- 517148
- Pincode
- 388520
- Post office
- Bamangam
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,376
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,980
- Households
- 708
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 934
- Literacy rate
- 72.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Anand
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Anand
- Member of Parliament
- Mitesh Patel
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Yogesh R. Patel (Bapji)
- Block / Mandal
- Anklav
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 388520
Other villages in Anklav mandal
View all 31 →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, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)