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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
yogendrasinh jashubha sodha
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- LGD code
- 513602
- Pincode
- 361006
- Post office
- Khodiyar Colony
- Population
- 2,364
- Households
- 477
- Literacy rate
- 63.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1010 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 918
- Distance to district centre
- 116 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 122 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 265 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 334 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhader · 9 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr. Barvaliya Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Sapar compares
By population, Sapar ranks #29 of 100 villages in Jamnagar Rural mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.7%
+0.7% vs mandal average
- Sapar
- 63.7%
- Jamnagar Rural mandal
- 63.0%
- Jamnagar district
- 64.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,010
+75 vs mandal average
- Sapar
- 1,010
- Jamnagar Rural mandal
- 935
Household size
people per home
5.0
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Sapar
- 5.0
- Jamnagar Rural mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sapar at a glance
Sapar is a village of 2,364 people in 477 households (Census 2011) in Jamnagar Rural taluka, Jamnagar district, Gujarat, the 29th-largest of 100 villages in Jamnagar Rural taluka. Literacy is 64%, about the same as the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 1,010 women per 1,000 men. It lies 116 km from the Jamnagar district centre, 18 km from Dhari, the nearest town, 9 km from Bhader railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 361006, served by Khodiyar Colony post office; the LGD village code is 513602. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. Barvaliya Hospital, 5 km away. The sarpanch is yogendrasinh jashubha sodha, and the village votes in Kalavad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chavda Meghjibhai Amarabhai. The population is estimated at 2,787 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sapar
- 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
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- JAMNAGAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 23
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 23
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 23
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SAPAR
- Total area (ha)
- 609.53
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 130
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Sapar
- LGD code
- 513602
- Pincode
- 361006
- Post office
- Khodiyar Colony
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,364
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,787
- Households
- 477
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1010
- Literacy rate
- 63.7%
- Coordinates
- 21.44844°N, 70.91031°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jamnagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kalavad
- Member of Parliament
- Poonamben Maadam
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chavda Meghjibhai Amarabhai
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- yogendrasinh jashubha sodha
- Block / Mandal
- Jamnagar Rural
Getting there
How to reach Sapar
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar265 kmcapital
- Mumbai334 km
- Hyderabad914 km
- Delhi1018 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBhader9 km
- Bus stopAMARAPUR23 km
- Hospital / PHCDr. Barvaliya Hospital5 km
- ATM / banksaurashtra gramin bank, keriyachad29 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil26 km
- CollegeGMERS Colleage47 km
- Police stationPolice Line47 km
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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, 2026-09-19
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