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- LGD code
- 513716
- Pincode
- 361250
- Post office
- Jodia
- Population
- 1,998
- Households
- 391
- Literacy rate
- 63.1%
- Sex ratio
- 959 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,005
- Distance to district centre
- 37 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 5 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 243 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 477 km
- Nearest railway station
- Jam Wanthali · 26 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Gurukrupa Hospital · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhadra compares
By population, Bhadra ranks #8 of 37 villages in Jodiya mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.1%
+0.7% vs mandal average
- Bhadra
- 63.1%
- Jodiya mandal
- 62.4%
- Jamnagar district
- 64.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
959
−16 vs mandal average
- Bhadra
- 959
- Jodiya mandal
- 975
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Bhadra
- 5.1
- Jodiya mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhadra at a glance
Bhadra is a village of 1,998 people in 391 households (Census 2011) in Jodiya taluka, Jamnagar district, Gujarat, the 8th-largest of 37 villages in Jodiya taluka. Literacy is 63%, about the same as the taluka average of 62% and the sex ratio is 959 women per 1,000 men. It lies 37 km from the Jamnagar district centre, 5 km from Jodiya, the nearest town, 26 km from Jam Wanthali railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 361250, served by Jodia post office; the LGD village code is 513716. The nearest hospital or health centre is Gurukrupa Hospital, <1 km away. The village votes in Kalavad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chavda Meghjibhai Amarabhai. The population is estimated at 2,356 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhadra
- 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
- 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
- DHROL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BHADRA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,715.76
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 28
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhadra
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Key facts — Bhadra
- LGD code
- 513716
- Pincode
- 361250
- Post office
- Jodia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,998
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,356
- Households
- 391
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 959
- Literacy rate
- 63.1%
- Coordinates
- 22.65998°N, 70.34548°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jamnagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kalavad
- Member of Parliament
- Poonamben Maadam
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chavda Meghjibhai Amarabhai
- Block / Mandal
- Jodiya
Getting there
How to reach Bhadra
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar243 kmcapital
- Mumbai477 km
- Delhi954 km
- Hyderabad1033 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationJam Wanthali26 km
- Bus stopBHADRA PATIYA1 km
- Hospital / PHCGurukrupa Hospital<1 km
- ATM / bankThe Commercial Co-operative Bank35 km
- Petrol pumpESSAR13 km
- CollegeG M Patel Girls School & Collage13 km
- Police stationDhrol Police Station13 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Bhadra
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Mahadev MandirTemple4.7 km ↗
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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, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)