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- LGD code
- 513477
- Pincode
- 361335
- Post office
- Dwarka
- Population
- 2,087
- Households
- 365
- Literacy rate
- 48.5%
- Sex ratio
- 971 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 910
- Distance to district centre
- 82 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 11 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 388 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 531 km
- Nearest railway station
- Baradiya · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Vraj Hospital · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Baradia compares
By population, Baradia ranks #3 of 39 villages in Okhamandal mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.5%
+2.7% vs mandal average
- Baradia
- 48.5%
- Okhamandal mandal
- 45.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
971
+15 vs mandal average
- Baradia
- 971
- Okhamandal mandal
- 956
Household size
people per home
5.7
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Baradia
- 5.7
- Okhamandal mandal
- 5.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Baradia at a glance
Baradia is a village of 2,087 people in 365 households (Census 2011) in Okhamandal taluka, Devbhumi Dwarka district, Gujarat, the 3rd-largest of 39 villages in Okhamandal taluka. Literacy is 49%, 3 points above the taluka average of 46% and the sex ratio is 971 women per 1,000 men. It lies 82 km from the Devbhumi Dwarka district centre, 29 km from Bhatiya, the nearest town, under 1 km from Baradiya railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 361335, served by Dwarka post office; the LGD village code is 513477. The nearest hospital or health centre is Vraj Hospital, 7 km away. The village votes in Dwarka assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pabubha Virambha Manek. The population is estimated at 2,461 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Baradia
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- 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
- 3
- 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
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DWARKA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 130
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BARADIA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,740.81
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Baradia
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Key facts — Baradia
- LGD code
- 513477
- Pincode
- 361335
- Post office
- Dwarka
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,087
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,461
- Households
- 365
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 971
- Literacy rate
- 48.5%
- Coordinates
- 22.19635°N, 69.02005°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jamnagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dwarka
- Member of Parliament
- Poonamben Maadam
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pabubha Virambha Manek
- Block / Mandal
- Okhamandal
- Nearest railway station
- Baradiya (0.4 km)
Getting there
How to reach Baradia
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar388 kmcapital
- Mumbai531 km
- Delhi1088 km
- Hyderabad1125 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBaradiya<1 km
- Bus stopDwaravati - Mokshdwar6 km
- Hospital / PHCVraj Hospital7 km
- ATM / bankCENTRAL BANK OF INDIA - ATM8 km
- Petrol pumpDivyapath Petroleum Guragadh17 km
Nearest to the village
- Railway station
- Baradiyaunder 1 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Baradia
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 361335
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- VasaiOkhamandal mandal1,951 pop
- GadhechiOkhamandal mandal1,805 pop
- PositraOkhamandal mandal1,719 pop
- TupaniOkhamandal mandal1,603 pop
- GoriyaliOkhamandal mandal1,490 pop
- ShamlasarOkhamandal mandal1,251 pop
- GorinjaOkhamandal mandal1,231 pop
- RajparaOkhamandal mandal1,223 pop
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View all 44+ →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, 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)