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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
rajeshbhai garasiya
Contact: 84****4344
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- LGD code
- 519188
- Pincode
- 389170
- Post office
- Jhalod
- Population
- 6,512
- Households
- 1,021
- Literacy rate
- 36.5%
- Sex ratio
- 957 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,397
- Distance to district centre
- 55 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 73 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 8 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 469 km
- Nearest railway station
- Randheja · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sheth N.N Saravajanik Hospital · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Pethapur compares
By population, Pethapur ranks #13 of 94 villages in Jhalod mandal.
Literacy rate
%
36.5%
−7.8% vs mandal average
- Pethapur
- 36.5%
- Jhalod mandal
- 44.3%
- Dahod district
- 47.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
957
−24 vs mandal average
- Pethapur
- 957
- Jhalod mandal
- 981
Household size
people per home
6.4
Same as the mandal average
- Pethapur
- 6.4
- Jhalod mandal
- 6.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pethapur at a glance
Pethapur is a village of 6,512 people in 1,021 households (Census 2011) in Jhalod taluka, Dahod district, Gujarat, the 13th-largest of 94 villages in Jhalod taluka. Literacy is 37%, 8 points below the taluka average of 44% and the sex ratio is 957 women per 1,000 men. It lies 55 km from the Dahod district centre, 0 km from Randheja, the nearest town, under 1 km from Randheja railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 389170, served by Jhalod post office; the LGD village code is 519188. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sheth N.N Saravajanik Hospital, <1 km away. The sarpanch is rajeshbhai garasiya, and the village votes in Matar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kalpeshbhai Ashabhai Parmar. The population is estimated at 7,678 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pethapur
- 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
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 1
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- 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
- JHALOD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PETHAPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 1,607.27
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 25
- Forest area (ha)
- 373
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pethapur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pethapur
- LGD code
- 519188
- Pincode
- 389170
- Post office
- Jhalod
- Population (Census 2011)
- 6,512
- Population (projected 2026)
- 7,678
- Households
- 1,021
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 957
- Literacy rate
- 36.5%
- Coordinates
- 23.29080°N, 72.63860°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kheda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Matar
- Member of Parliament
- Devusinh Chauhan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kalpeshbhai Ashabhai Parmar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- rajeshbhai garasiya
- Block / Mandal
- Jhalod
Getting there
How to reach Pethapur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar8 kmcapital
- Mumbai469 km
- Delhi748 km
- Hyderabad896 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRandheja<1 km
- Bus stopPathikashram8 km
- Hospital / PHCSheth N.N Saravajanik Hospital<1 km
- ATM / bankIndusInd Bank8 km
- Petrol pumphi petrol pump8 km
- CollegeCentral University of Gujarat6 km
- Police stationKalol police station15 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Pethapur
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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