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- LGD code
- 507746
- Pincode
- 385510
- Post office
- Chandisar
- Population
- 3,127
- Households
- 611
- Literacy rate
- 52.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1040 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,400
Census 2011 · in context
How Ramsida (Chhapra) compares
By population, Ramsida (Chhapra) ranks #10 of 57 villages in Dantiwada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.1%
−0.2% vs mandal average
- Ramsida (Chhapra)
- 52.1%
- Dantiwada mandal
- 52.3%
- Banas Kantha district
- 54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,040
+115 vs mandal average
- Ramsida (Chhapra)
- 1,040
- Dantiwada mandal
- 925
Household size
people per home
5.1
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Ramsida (Chhapra)
- 5.1
- Dantiwada mandal
- 5.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ramsida (Chhapra) at a glance
Ramsida (Chhapra) is a village of 3,127 people in 611 households (Census 2011) in Dantiwada taluka, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, the 10th-largest of 57 villages in Dantiwada taluka. Literacy is 52%, about the same as the taluka average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,040 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 385510, served by Chandisar post office; the LGD village code is 507746. The village votes in Vadgam assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jignesh Mevani. The population is estimated at 3,687 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ramsida (Chhapra)
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PALANPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 15
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 11
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- RAMSIDA (CHHAPRA)
- Total area (ha)
- 1,535.29
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 827.19
- Forest area (ha)
- 110.17
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ramsida (Chhapra)
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Key facts — Ramsida (Chhapra)
- LGD code
- 507746
- Pincode
- 385510
- Post office
- Chandisar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,127
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,687
- Households
- 611
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1040
- Literacy rate
- 52.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Patan
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Vadgam
- Member of Parliament
- Bharatsinhji Dabhi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jignesh Mevani
- Block / Mandal
- Dantiwada
- Nearest PHC
- Aditi Clinic (6.8 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Siddhpur (7.0 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 385510
Other villages in Dantiwada mandal
View all 56+ →- Panthawada
- Bhakhar Moti
- Dantiwada
- Nandotra (Thakorvas)
- Dangiya
- Jegol
- Gundari
- Vaghrol
- Arkhi
- Zat
- Nilpur
- Bhandotra
- Bhilada
- Odhava
- Bhakhar Nani
- Dhaniyawada
- Satsan
- Bhadali (Zat)
- Dhaneri
- Godh
- Vagor
- Akoli
- Sikariya
- Rajkot
- Bhadli Kotha
- Mahudi Moti
- Hariyawada
- Jorapura (Lodpa)
- Deri
- Ratanpur
- Panswal
- Ranol
- Ganguwada
- Velavas
- Chodungri
- Shergadh Odhava
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)