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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Jayaben Borashadiya
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- LGD code
- 513639
- Pincode
- 361130
- Post office
- Jamwanthali
- Population
- 2,307
- Households
- 493
- Literacy rate
- 65.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1020 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 763
- Distance to district centre
- 43 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 35 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 233 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 486 km
- Nearest railway station
- Navlakhi · 20 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital · 14 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Virpar compares
By population, Virpar ranks #30 of 100 villages in Jamnagar Rural mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.1%
+2.1% vs mandal average
- Virpar
- 65.1%
- Jamnagar Rural mandal
- 63.0%
- Jamnagar district
- 64.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,020
+85 vs mandal average
- Virpar
- 1,020
- Jamnagar Rural mandal
- 935
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.6 vs mandal average
- Virpar
- 4.7
- Jamnagar Rural mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Virpar at a glance
Virpar is a village of 2,307 people in 493 households (Census 2011) in Jamnagar Rural taluka, Jamnagar district, Gujarat, the 30th-largest of 100 villages in Jamnagar Rural taluka. Literacy is 65%, 2 points above the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 1,020 women per 1,000 men. It lies 43 km from the Jamnagar district centre, 15 km from Jodiya, the nearest town, 20 km from Navlakhi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 361130, served by Jamwanthali post office; the LGD village code is 513639. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, 14 km away. The sarpanch is Jayaben Borashadiya, and the village votes in Kalavad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chavda Meghjibhai Amarabhai. The population is estimated at 2,720 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Virpar
- 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
- 2
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JAMNAGAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 45
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 45
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- VIRPAR
- Total area (ha)
- 2,246.5
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 850.3
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Virpar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Virpar
- LGD code
- 513639
- Pincode
- 361130
- Post office
- Jamwanthali
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,307
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,720
- Households
- 493
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1020
- Literacy rate
- 65.1%
- Coordinates
- 22.78542°N, 70.41029°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jamnagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kalavad
- Member of Parliament
- Poonamben Maadam
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chavda Meghjibhai Amarabhai
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Jayaben Borashadiya
- Block / Mandal
- Jamnagar Rural
Getting there
How to reach Virpar
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar233 kmcapital
- Mumbai486 km
- Delhi940 km
- Hyderabad1035 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNavlakhi20 km
- Bus stopBALAMBHA Bus Station5 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital14 km
- Petrol pumpESSAR10 km
- CollegeG M Patel Girls School & Collage25 km
- Police stationDhrol Police Station24 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Virpar
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕JAMSAR TEMPLETemple2.6 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, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)