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- LGD code
- 514894
- Pincode
- 362255
- Post office
- Sherbaug
- Population
- 1,569
- Households
- 297
- Literacy rate
- 72.1%
- Sex ratio
- 981 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 599
Census 2011 · in context
How Barula compares
By population, Barula ranks #35 of 67 villages in Malia Hatina mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.1%
+5.7% vs mandal average
- Barula
- 72.1%
- Malia Hatina mandal
- 66.4%
- Junagadh district
- 67.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
981
+31 vs mandal average
- Barula
- 981
- Malia Hatina mandal
- 950
Household size
people per home
5.3
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Barula
- 5.3
- Malia Hatina mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Barula at a glance
Barula is a village of 1,569 people in 297 households (Census 2011) in Malia Hatina taluka, Junagadh district, Gujarat, the 35th-largest of 67 villages in Malia Hatina taluka. Literacy is 72%, 6 points above the taluka average of 66% and the sex ratio is 981 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 362255, served by Sherbaug post office; the LGD village code is 514894. The village votes in Visavadar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bhupendrabhai Gandubhai Bhayani. The population is estimated at 1,850 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barula
- 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
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- 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
- CHORVAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 70
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BARULA
- Total area (ha)
- 795.54
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 251.4
- Forest area (ha)
- 18.2
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Barula
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Barula
- LGD code
- 514894
- Pincode
- 362255
- Post office
- Sherbaug
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,569
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,850
- Households
- 297
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 981
- Literacy rate
- 72.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Junagadh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Visavadar
- Member of Parliament
- Rajesh Chudasama
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bhupendrabhai Gandubhai Bhayani
- Block / Mandal
- Malia Hatina
- Nearest PHC
- Dr. Thummar Clinic (20.4 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Vavdi (16.1 km)
Same pincode
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- ShantipuraMalia Hatina mandal1,973 pop
- AchhidraMalia Hatina mandal1,851 pop
- SamdhiyalaMalia Hatina mandal1,780 pop
- JanudaMalia Hatina mandal1,770 pop
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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