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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
aasda
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- LGD code
- 514530
- Pincode
- 362020
- Post office
- Bhesan
- Population
- 1,919
- Households
- 431
- Literacy rate
- 76.1%
- Sex ratio
- 976 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,099
- Distance to district centre
- 107 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 34 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 141 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 357 km
- Nearest railway station
- Chandarwa · 9 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr. K.G.Kalwani Hospital · 15 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Barwala compares
By population, Barwala ranks #14 of 46 villages in Bhesan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
76.1%
+8.8% vs mandal average
- Barwala
- 76.1%
- Bhesan mandal
- 67.3%
- Junagadh district
- 67.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
976
+18 vs mandal average
- Barwala
- 976
- Bhesan mandal
- 958
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Barwala
- 4.5
- Bhesan mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Barwala at a glance
Barwala is a village of 1,919 people in 431 households (Census 2011) in Bhesan taluka, Junagadh district, Gujarat, the 14th-largest of 46 villages in Bhesan taluka. Literacy is 76%, 9 points above the taluka average of 67% and the sex ratio is 976 women per 1,000 men. It lies 107 km from the Junagadh district centre, 14 km from Lathidad, the nearest town, 9 km from Chandarwa railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 362020, served by Bhesan post office; the LGD village code is 514530. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. K.G.Kalwani Hospital, 15 km away. The sarpanch is aasda, and the village votes in Botad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Makwana Umeshbhai Naranbhai. The population is estimated at 2,263 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barwala
- 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
- 1
- Degree college
- 1
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- 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
- JETPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 49
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 11
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BARWALA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,261.73
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 401.74
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Barwala
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Barwala
- LGD code
- 514530
- Pincode
- 362020
- Post office
- Bhesan
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,919
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,263
- Households
- 431
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 976
- Literacy rate
- 76.1%
- Coordinates
- 22.15186°N, 71.89571°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bhavnagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Botad
- Member of Parliament
- Nimuben Bambhaniya
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Makwana Umeshbhai Naranbhai
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- aasda
- Block / Mandal
- Bhesan
- Nearest railway station
- Alampur (28.5 km)
Getting there
How to reach Barwala
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar141 kmcapital
- Mumbai357 km
- Hyderabad870 km
- Delhi895 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationChandarwa9 km
- Hospital / PHCDr. K.G.Kalwani Hospital15 km
- Petrol pumpReliance27 km
- CollegeSir P. P. Institute of Science51 km
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)