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‘Wait And Watch’: Gujarat Government Holds Off Drought Call Despite Crop Losses In Three Districts
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
hanshaben mansukhbhai chavda
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- LGD code
- 513593
- Pincode
- 361110
- Post office
- Aliabada
- Population
- 2,832
- Households
- 489
- Literacy rate
- 62.9%
- Sex ratio
- 990 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 928
Census 2011 · in context
How Shekhpat compares
By population, Shekhpat ranks #26 of 100 villages in Jamnagar Rural mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.9%
−0.1% vs mandal average
- Shekhpat
- 62.9%
- Jamnagar Rural mandal
- 63.0%
- Jamnagar district
- 64.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
990
+55 vs mandal average
- Shekhpat
- 990
- Jamnagar Rural mandal
- 935
Household size
people per home
5.8
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Shekhpat
- 5.8
- Jamnagar Rural mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shekhpat at a glance
Shekhpat is a village of 2,832 people in 489 households (Census 2011) in Jamnagar Rural taluka, Jamnagar district, Gujarat, the 26th-largest of 100 villages in Jamnagar Rural taluka. Literacy is 63%, about the same as the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 990 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 361110, served by Aliabada post office; the LGD village code is 513593. The sarpanch is hanshaben mansukhbhai chavda, and the village votes in Kalavad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chavda Meghjibhai Amarabhai. The population is estimated at 3,339 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Shekhpat
- 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
- 3
- 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)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 13
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SHEKHPAT
- Total area (ha)
- 1,350.91
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 500
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Shekhpat
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Shekhpat
- LGD code
- 513593
- Pincode
- 361110
- Post office
- Aliabada
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,832
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,339
- Households
- 489
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 990
- Literacy rate
- 62.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jamnagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kalavad
- Member of Parliament
- Poonamben Maadam
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chavda Meghjibhai Amarabhai
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- hanshaben mansukhbhai chavda
- Block / Mandal
- Jamnagar Rural
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 361110
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- VijarkhiJamnagar Rural mandal1,625 pop
- BerajaJamnagar Rural mandal1,521 pop
- PasayaJamnagar Rural mandal1,490 pop
- SuryaparaJamnagar Rural mandal1,329 pop
- ModaJamnagar Rural mandal1,302 pop
- BadaJamnagar Rural mandal1,268 pop
- SapdaJamnagar Rural mandal1,027 pop
Other villages in Jamnagar Rural mandal
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- 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, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)