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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
jigneshbhai patel
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- LGD code
- 517001
- Pincode
- 388430
- Post office
- Dharmaj
- Population
- 10,429
- Households
- 2,232
- Literacy rate
- 79%
- Sex ratio
- 938 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 4,151
- Distance to district centre
- 33 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 41 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 90 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 372 km
- Nearest railway station
- Virsad · 4 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Shree Jalaram Janseva Trust Hospital · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dharmaj compares
By population, Dharmaj ranks #3 of 55 villages in Petlad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
79.0%
+3.9% vs mandal average
- Dharmaj
- 79.0%
- Petlad mandal
- 75.1%
- Anand district
- 74.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
938
+20 vs mandal average
- Dharmaj
- 938
- Petlad mandal
- 918
Household size
people per home
4.7
Same as the mandal average
- Dharmaj
- 4.7
- Petlad mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dharmaj at a glance
Dharmaj is a village of 10,429 people in 2,232 households (Census 2011) in Petlad taluka, Anand district, Gujarat, the 3rd-largest of 55 villages in Petlad taluka. Literacy is 79%, 4 points above the taluka average of 75% and the sex ratio is 938 women per 1,000 men. It lies 33 km from the Anand district centre, 16 km from Dahewan, the nearest town, 4 km from Virsad railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 388430, served by Dharmaj post office; the LGD village code is 517001. The nearest hospital or health centre is Shree Jalaram Janseva Trust Hospital, <1 km away. The sarpanch is jigneshbhai patel, and the village votes in Matar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kalpeshbhai Ashabhai Parmar. The population is estimated at 12,296 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dharmaj
- 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
- 4
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 1
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- Yes
- 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
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PETLAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DHARMAJ
- Total area (ha)
- 1,461.11
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1,200.52
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dharmaj
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dharmaj
- LGD code
- 517001
- Pincode
- 388430
- Post office
- Dharmaj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 10,429
- Population (projected 2026)
- 12,296
- Households
- 2,232
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 938
- Literacy rate
- 79.0%
- Coordinates
- 22.41667°N, 72.80000°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kheda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Matar
- Member of Parliament
- Devusinh Chauhan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kalpeshbhai Ashabhai Parmar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- jigneshbhai patel
- Block / Mandal
- Petlad
Getting there
How to reach Dharmaj
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar90 kmcapital
- Mumbai372 km
- Hyderabad816 km
- Delhi819 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationVirsad4 km
- Bus stopBharel Bus Stop4 km
- Hospital / PHCShree Jalaram Janseva Trust Hospital<1 km
- ATM / bankState Bank Of India31 km
- Petrol pumpCNG pump Gspc19 km
- CollegeInstitute of Science and Technology for Advanced studies and Research20 km
- Police stationPolice Station29 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Shree Jalaram Janseva Trust Hospitalunder 1 km
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View all 55+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)