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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
damor jashiben ramchandbhai
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- LGD code
- 510909
- Pincode
- 383350
- Post office
- Meghraj
- Population
- 702
- Households
- 124
- Literacy rate
- 46.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1011 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 366
Census 2011 · in context
How Agatiya compares
By population, Agatiya ranks #48 of 99 villages in Malpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.7%
−12.5% vs mandal average
Agatiya46.7%
Malpur mandal59.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,011
+54 vs mandal average
Agatiya1,011
Malpur mandal957
Household size
people per home
5.7
+0.5 vs mandal average
Agatiya5.7
Malpur mandal5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Agatiya at a glance
Agatiya is a village of 702 people in 124 households (Census 2011) in Malpur taluka, Arvalli district, Gujarat, the 48th-largest of 99 villages in Malpur taluka. Literacy is 47%, 13 points below the taluka average of 59% and the sex ratio is 1,011 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 383350, served by Meghraj post office; the LGD village code is 510909. The sarpanch is damor jashiben ramchandbhai, and the village votes in Dasada assembly constituency, represented by MLA P.K.Parmar. The population is estimated at 828 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Gajan →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agatiya · this village | 702 | 47% | — |
| Gajan · Malpur | 827 | 67% | — |
| Bhuka Kutari · Malpur | 550 | 47% | — |
| Odha · Malpur | 284 | 63% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Agatiya
- 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
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- 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
- MALPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 14
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 74
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GAJAN
- Total area (ha)
- 154.04
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 65
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Agatiya
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Agatiya
- LGD code
- 510909
- Pincode
- 383350
- Post office
- Meghraj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 702
- Population (projected 2026)
- 828
- Households
- 124
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1011
- Literacy rate
- 46.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Surendranagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dasada
- Member of Parliament
- Chandubhai Shihora
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- P.K.Parmar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- damor jashiben ramchandbhai
- Block / Mandal
- Malpur
- Nearest railway station
- Bajana (7.1 km)
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View all 60+ →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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)