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- LGD code
- 513715
- Pincode
- 361210
- Post office
- Dhrol
- Population
- 970
- Households
- 212
- Literacy rate
- 62.8%
- Sex ratio
- 968 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 323
Census 2011 · in context
How Anada compares
By population, Anada ranks #22 of 37 villages in Jodiya mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.8%
+0.4% vs mandal average
- Anada
- 62.8%
- Jodiya mandal
- 62.4%
- Jamnagar district
- 64.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
968
−7 vs mandal average
- Anada
- 968
- Jodiya mandal
- 975
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Anada
- 4.6
- Jodiya mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Anada at a glance
Anada is a village of 970 people in 212 households (Census 2011) in Jodiya taluka, Jamnagar district, Gujarat, the 22nd-largest of 37 villages in Jodiya taluka. Literacy is 63%, about the same as the taluka average of 62% and the sex ratio is 968 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 361210, served by Dhrol post office; the LGD village code is 513715. The village votes in Kalavad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chavda Meghjibhai Amarabhai. The population is estimated at 1,144 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Anada
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- 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
- 1
- 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
- DHROL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- ANADA
- Total area (ha)
- 684.52
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 403
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Anada
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Anada
- LGD code
- 513715
- Pincode
- 361210
- Post office
- Dhrol
- Population (Census 2011)
- 970
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,144
- Households
- 212
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 968
- Literacy rate
- 62.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jamnagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kalavad
- Member of Parliament
- Poonamben Maadam
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chavda Meghjibhai Amarabhai
- Block / Mandal
- Jodiya
Same pincode
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View all 36 →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, 2026-09-22
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)