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- LGD code
- 514396
- Pincode
- 362630
- Post office
- Manavadar
- Population
- 1,613
- Households
- 325
- Literacy rate
- 60.5%
- Sex ratio
- 962 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 583
- Distance to district centre
- 88 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 48 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 317 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 386 km
- Nearest railway station
- Lushala · 15 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr. Ghodasara Clinic · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Katakpara compares
By population, Katakpara ranks #25 of 56 villages in Manavadar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.5%
−9.3% vs mandal average
- Katakpara
- 60.5%
- Manavadar mandal
- 69.8%
- Junagadh district
- 67.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
962
+23 vs mandal average
- Katakpara
- 962
- Manavadar mandal
- 939
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Katakpara
- 5.0
- Manavadar mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Katakpara at a glance
Katakpara is a village of 1,613 people in 325 households (Census 2011) in Manavadar taluka, Junagadh district, Gujarat, the 25th-largest of 56 villages in Manavadar taluka. Literacy is 61%, 9 points below the taluka average of 70% and the sex ratio is 962 women per 1,000 men. It lies 88 km from the Junagadh district centre, 30 km from Mendarda, the nearest town, 15 km from Lushala railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 362630, served by Manavadar post office; the LGD village code is 514396. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. Ghodasara Clinic, 7 km away. The village votes in Jetpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jayesh Radadiya. The population is estimated at 1,902 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Katakpara
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- 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
- 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
- MANAVADAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KATAKPARA
- Total area (ha)
- 538.34
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 180.01
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Katakpara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Katakpara
- LGD code
- 514396
- Pincode
- 362630
- Post office
- Manavadar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,613
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,902
- Households
- 325
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 962
- Literacy rate
- 60.5%
- Coordinates
- 21.47054°N, 70.20435°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Porbandar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jetpur
- Member of Parliament
- Mansukh Mandaviya
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jayesh Radadiya
- Block / Mandal
- Manavadar
- Nearest railway station
- Bhayavadar (41.9 km)
Getting there
How to reach Katakpara
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar317 kmcapital
- Mumbai386 km
- Hyderabad980 km
- Delhi1062 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationLushala15 km
- Bus stopVanthali14 km
- Hospital / PHCDr. Ghodasara Clinic7 km
- ATM / bankState Bank Of India23 km
- CollegeMahatma Gandhi Colleage24 km
- Police stationLocal crime branch office27 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)