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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
sandipbhai sonani
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- LGD code
- 516185
- Pincode
- 364320
- Post office
- Dhola
- Population
- 1,256
- Households
- 228
- Literacy rate
- 62.9%
- Sex ratio
- 932 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 360
- Distance to district centre
- 170 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 171 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 87 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 382 km
- Nearest railway station
- Vadod · 1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sankara Eye Hospital (Anand) · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Vadod compares
By population, Vadod ranks #19 of 41 villages in Umrala mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.9%
−0.8% vs mandal average
- Vadod
- 62.9%
- Umrala mandal
- 63.7%
- Bhavnagar district
- 65.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
932
−15 vs mandal average
- Vadod
- 932
- Umrala mandal
- 947
Household size
people per home
5.5
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Vadod
- 5.5
- Umrala mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vadod at a glance
Vadod is a village of 1,256 people in 228 households (Census 2011) in Umrala taluka, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, the 19th-largest of 41 villages in Umrala taluka. Literacy is 63%, about the same as the taluka average of 64% and the sex ratio is 932 women per 1,000 men. It lies 170 km from the Bhavnagar district centre, 0 km from Vadod, the nearest town, 1 km from Vadod railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 364320, served by Dhola post office; the LGD village code is 516185. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sankara Eye Hospital (Anand), 2 km away. The sarpanch is sandipbhai sonani, and the village votes in Jasdan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kunvarjibhai Mohanbhai Bavaliya. The population is estimated at 1,481 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vadod
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- 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
- 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
- DHOLA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- VADOD
- Total area (ha)
- 1,172.74
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 500.27
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Vadod
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Vadod
- LGD code
- 516185
- Pincode
- 364320
- Post office
- Dhola
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,256
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,481
- Households
- 228
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 932
- Literacy rate
- 62.9%
- Coordinates
- 22.50665°N, 73.00093°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Rajkot
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jasdan
- Member of Parliament
- Parshottam Rupala
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kunvarjibhai Mohanbhai Bavaliya
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- sandipbhai sonani
- Block / Mandal
- Umrala
Getting there
How to reach Vadod
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar87 kmcapital
- Mumbai382 km
- Delhi799 km
- Hyderabad808 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationVadod1 km
- Bus stopAnand New bus stand7 km
- Hospital / PHCSankara Eye Hospital (Anand)2 km
- ATM / bankState Bank Of India25 km
- Petrol pumpCNG pump Gspc8 km
- CollegeANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY - AAU4 km
- Police stationPolice Station23 km
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Vadod
3 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
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- 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, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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