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- LGD code
- 513778
- Pincode
- 361013
- Post office
- Khandhera
- Population
- 1,609
- Households
- 361
- Literacy rate
- 60.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1039 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 911
Census 2011 · in context
How Beraja compares
By population, Beraja ranks #21 of 98 villages in Kalavad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.7%
−4.1% vs mandal average
Beraja60.7%
Kalavad mandal64.8%
Jamnagar district64.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,039
+59 vs mandal average
Beraja1,039
Kalavad mandal980
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.2 vs mandal average
Beraja4.5
Kalavad mandal4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Beraja at a glance
Beraja is a village of 1,609 people in 361 households (Census 2011) in Kalavad taluka, Jamnagar district, Gujarat, the 21st-largest of 98 villages in Kalavad taluka. Literacy is 61%, 4 points below the taluka average of 65% and the sex ratio is 1,039 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 361013, served by Khandhera post office; the LGD village code is 513778. The village votes in Wankaner assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jitendra Kantilal Somani. The population is estimated at 1,897 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Beraja
- 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
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- 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
- KALAVAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BERAJA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,786.12
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 409.57
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Beraja
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Beraja
- LGD code
- 513778
- Pincode
- 361013
- Post office
- Khandhera
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,609
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,897
- Households
- 361
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1039
- Literacy rate
- 60.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Rajkot
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Wankaner
- Member of Parliament
- Parshottam Rupala
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jitendra Kantilal Somani
- Block / Mandal
- Kalavad
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 361013
- KhandheraKalavad mandal2,370 pop
- VodisangKalavad mandal1,738 pop
- Moti MatliKalavad mandal1,504 pop
- Khan KotdaKalavad mandal1,483 pop
- DudhalaKalavad mandal1,369 pop
- MatvaJamnagar Rural mandal1,314 pop
- BangaKalavad mandal1,245 pop
- HadmatiyaJamnagar Rural mandal1,243 pop
- Nani MatliJamnagar Rural mandal1,175 pop
Same name, different place
Other villages named Beraja
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Other villages in Kalavad mandal
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- Nikava
- Mota Vadala
- Anandpar
- Nana Vadala
- Pipar
- Khandhera
- Pithadiya
- Navagam
- Mulila
- Makaji Meghpar
- Jashapar
- Dhundhoraji
- Chhatar
- Moti Nagajar
- Vodisang
- Pata Meghpar
- Napaniya Khijadiya
- Makrani Sanosara
- Kalmeghada
- Sarvaniya
- Moti Matli
- Khan Kotda
- Toda
- Mota Panchdevda
- Dudhala
- Arala
- Balambhadi
- Bava Khakhariya
- Mota Bhadukiya
- Banga
- Shishang
- Umrala
- Bamangam
- Nani Vavdi
- Moti Vavdi
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, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)