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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
baria bharatbhai
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- LGD code
- 519254
- Pincode
- 389130
- Post office
- Piplod (Dahod)
- Population
- 2,173
- Households
- 383
- Literacy rate
- 47.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1114 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,083
Census 2011 · in context
How Malekpur compares
By population, Malekpur ranks #18 of 71 villages in Singvad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.1%
−4.1% vs mandal average
- Malekpur
- 47.1%
- Singvad mandal
- 51.2%
- Dahod district
- 47.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,114
+111 vs mandal average
- Malekpur
- 1,114
- Singvad mandal
- 1,003
Household size
people per home
5.7
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Malekpur
- 5.7
- Singvad mandal
- 5.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Malekpur at a glance
Malekpur is a village of 2,173 people in 383 households (Census 2011) in Singvad taluka, Dahod district, Gujarat, the 18th-largest of 71 villages in Singvad taluka. Literacy is 47%, 4 points below the taluka average of 51% and the sex ratio is 1,114 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 389130, served by Piplod (Dahod) post office; the LGD village code is 519254. The sarpanch is baria bharatbhai , and the village votes in Limbdi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kiritsinh Jitubha Rana. The population is estimated at 2,562 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Malekpur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- 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
- 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
- LIMKHEDA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 30
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MALEKPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 334.96
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 40
- Forest area (ha)
- 82
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Malekpur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Malekpur
- LGD code
- 519254
- Pincode
- 389130
- Post office
- Piplod (Dahod)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,173
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,562
- Households
- 383
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1114
- Literacy rate
- 47.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Surendranagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Limbdi
- Member of Parliament
- Chandubhai Shihora
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kiritsinh Jitubha Rana
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- baria bharatbhai
- Block / Mandal
- Singvad
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Other villages in Singvad mandal
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- Sudiya
- Vala Gota
- Singvad
- Tarmi
- Chhaparvad
- Chundadi
- Randhikpur
- Agara (Randhikpur)
- Machhelai
- Mander
- Jamadra
- Nani Sanjeli
- Pipaliya
- Handi
- Pahad
- Dasa
- Chhapri
- Sarjumi
- Surpur (Randhikpur)
- Singapur
- Kaliya Gota
- Nana Ambaliya
- Hirapur
- Munavani
- Rathodna Dungarpur
- Parmarna Dungarpur
- Dhamanbari
- Bhilpaniya
- Mota Ambaliya
- Zaliya Pada
- Patangadi
- Matana Palla
- Pisoi
- Bhutkhedi
- Toyani
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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)