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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 522563
- Pincode
- 394715
- Post office
- Pimpri
- Population
- 482
- Households
- 114
- Literacy rate
- 63.9%
- Sex ratio
- 898 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 339
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhongdya compares
By population, Bhongdya ranks #68 of 95 villages in Waghai mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.9%
−0.3% vs mandal average
- Bhongdya
- 63.9%
- Waghai mandal
- 64.2%
- Dangs district
- 61.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
898
−92 vs mandal average
- Bhongdya
- 898
- Waghai mandal
- 990
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.7 vs mandal average
- Bhongdya
- 4.2
- Waghai mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhongdya at a glance
Bhongdya is a village of 482 people in 114 households (Census 2011) in Waghai taluka, Dangs district, Gujarat, the 68th-largest of 95 villages in Waghai taluka. Literacy is 64%, about the same as the taluka average of 64% and the sex ratio is 898 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 394715, served by Pimpri post office; the LGD village code is 522563. The population is estimated at 568 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kakarda →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhongdya · this village | 482 | 64% | — |
| Kakarda · Waghai | 762 | 47% | — |
| Enginpada (Kolbari) · Waghai | 375 | 65% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhongdya
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- VYARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 50
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BHESKATRI
- Total area (ha)
- 324.27
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 7
- Forest area (ha)
- 223.34
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhongdya
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bhongdya
- LGD code
- 522563
- Pincode
- 394715
- Post office
- Pimpri
- Population (Census 2011)
- 482
- Population (projected 2026)
- 568
- Households
- 114
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 898
- Literacy rate
- 63.9%
- Block / Mandal
- Waghai
- Nearest PHC
- Sai Nursing Home, Dang (29.5 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Waghai (31.4 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 394715
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Bhongdya
Other villages in Waghai mandal
View all 60+ →- Kosimda
- Kalibel
- Chikar (Jhavdasaja)
- Bhenskatri
- Jhavda
- Sakarpatal
- Chichinagaontha
- Dagadiamba
- Khatal
- Bhadarpada
- Sarwar
- Barda (Manmodisaja)
- Nadakchond
- Barkhandhia
- Koylipada
- Borigaotha (Waghaisaja)
- Daguniya
- Ambapada (Vaghai)
- Rambhas
- Dagadpada
- Jhariya (Dungarda)
- Dokpatal
- Murambi
- Ghodi
- Shivarimal
- Gundvahal
- Bhalkhet
- Mota Malunga
- Lavaria
- Kudkas
- Susarda
- Uga(Rambhasaja)
- Dhodhalpada
- Borpada
- Barda
- Kakarda
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)