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- LGD code
- 519298
- Pincode
- 389146
- Post office
- Dudhia
- Population
- 2,264
- Households
- 355
- Literacy rate
- 61.6%
- Sex ratio
- 962 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,047
Census 2011 · in context
How Pahad compares
By population, Pahad ranks #16 of 71 villages in Singvad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.6%
+10.4% vs mandal average
Pahad61.6%
Singvad mandal51.2%
Dahod district47.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
962
−41 vs mandal average
Pahad962
Singvad mandal1,003
Household size
people per home
6.4
+0.6 vs mandal average
Pahad6.4
Singvad mandal5.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pahad at a glance
Pahad is a village of 2,264 people in 355 households (Census 2011) in Singvad taluka, Dahod district, Gujarat, the 16th-largest of 71 villages in Singvad taluka. Literacy is 62%, 10 points above the taluka average of 51% and the sex ratio is 962 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 389146, served by Dudhia post office; the LGD village code is 519298. The village votes in Limbdi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kiritsinh Jitubha Rana. The population is estimated at 2,669 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pahad
- 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
- 2
- 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
- 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
- LIMKHEDA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 51
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PAHAD
- Total area (ha)
- 318.34
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 46
- Forest area (ha)
- 31
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pahad
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pahad
- LGD code
- 519298
- Pincode
- 389146
- Post office
- Dudhia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,264
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,669
- Households
- 355
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 962
- Literacy rate
- 61.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Surendranagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Limbdi
- Member of Parliament
- Chandubhai Shihora
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kiritsinh Jitubha Rana
- Block / Mandal
- Singvad
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 389146
- ChilakotaLimkheda mandal12,816 pop
- ChaidiyaLimkheda mandal5,217 pop
- Moti BandibarLimkheda mandal4,303 pop
- DudhiyaLimkheda mandal4,302 pop
- Moti VavLimkheda mandal3,510 pop
- PalliLimkheda mandal3,469 pop
- PratappuraLimkheda mandal3,386 pop
- Parmarna KharkhariyaLimkheda mandal3,183 pop
- AmbaLimkheda mandal3,148 pop
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Other villages named Pahad
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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
- Dasa
- Malekpur
- 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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)