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- LGD code
- 516200
- Pincode
- 364330
- Post office
- Umrala
- Population
- 7,397
- Households
- 1,352
- Literacy rate
- 60.4%
- Sex ratio
- 961 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,452
- Distance to district centre
- 58 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 64 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 174 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 324 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bajud · 10 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr. Sutariya Hospital · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chogath compares
By population, Chogath ranks #1 of 41 villages in Umrala mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
60.4%
−3.3% vs mandal average
- Chogath
- 60.4%
- Umrala mandal
- 63.7%
- Bhavnagar district
- 65.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
961
+14 vs mandal average
- Chogath
- 961
- Umrala mandal
- 947
Household size
people per home
5.5
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Chogath
- 5.5
- Umrala mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chogath at a glance
Chogath is a village of 7,397 people in 1,352 households (Census 2011) in Umrala taluka, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, the largest of 41 villages in Umrala taluka. Literacy is 60%, 3 points below the taluka average of 64% and the sex ratio is 961 women per 1,000 men. It lies 58 km from the Bhavnagar district centre, 31 km from Tana, the nearest town, 10 km from Bajud railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 364330, served by Umrala post office; the LGD village code is 516200. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. Sutariya Hospital, 7 km away. The village votes in Jasdan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kunvarjibhai Mohanbhai Bavaliya. The population is estimated at 8,721 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chogath
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 4
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- UMRALA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 37
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHOGATH (THAPNATH)
- Total area (ha)
- 2,142.02
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 150
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chogath
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chogath
- LGD code
- 516200
- Pincode
- 364330
- Post office
- Umrala
- Population (Census 2011)
- 7,397
- Population (projected 2026)
- 8,721
- Households
- 1,352
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 961
- Literacy rate
- 60.4%
- Coordinates
- 21.82646°N, 71.85240°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Rajkot
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jasdan
- Member of Parliament
- Parshottam Rupala
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kunvarjibhai Mohanbhai Bavaliya
- Block / Mandal
- Umrala
Getting there
How to reach Chogath
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar174 kmcapital
- Mumbai324 km
- Hyderabad852 km
- Delhi927 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBajud10 km
- Bus stopSongadh - Direction Palitana13 km
- Hospital / PHCDr. Sutariya Hospital7 km
- ATM / bankBank of Baroda30 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil7 km
- CollegeSir P. P. Institute of Science31 km
- Police stationpalitana rural station33 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 364330
- HaliyadVallabhipur mandal2,348 pop
- DharukaUmrala mandal2,106 pop
- Juna RamparVallabhipur mandal1,177 pop
- Kheta TimbiVallabhipur mandal971 pop
- VavdiVallabhipur mandal969 pop
- RatanparUmrala mandal887 pop
- LoliyanaVallabhipur mandal859 pop
- Juni RajasthaliVallabhipur mandal843 pop
- Navagam No.2Vallabhipur mandal794 pop
Villages near Chogath
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View all 42+ →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, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)