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- LGD code
- 514402
- Pincode
- 362630
- Post office
- Manavadar
- Population
- 1,294
- Households
- 260
- Literacy rate
- 66.1%
- Sex ratio
- 952 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 506
Census 2011 · in context
How Padardi compares
By population, Padardi ranks #31 of 56 villages in Manavadar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.1%
−3.7% vs mandal average
- Padardi
- 66.1%
- Manavadar mandal
- 69.8%
- Junagadh district
- 67.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
952
+13 vs mandal average
- Padardi
- 952
- Manavadar mandal
- 939
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Padardi
- 5.0
- Manavadar mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Padardi at a glance
Padardi is a village of 1,294 people in 260 households (Census 2011) in Manavadar taluka, Junagadh district, Gujarat, the 31st-largest of 56 villages in Manavadar taluka. Literacy is 66%, 4 points below the taluka average of 70% and the sex ratio is 952 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 362630, served by Manavadar post office; the LGD village code is 514402. The village votes in Jetpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jayesh Radadiya. The population is estimated at 1,526 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Padardi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- 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
- 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
- BANTWA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 17
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 57
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PADARDI
- Total area (ha)
- 377.42
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 120
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Padardi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Padardi
- LGD code
- 514402
- Pincode
- 362630
- Post office
- Manavadar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,294
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,526
- Households
- 260
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 952
- Literacy rate
- 66.1%
- 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 (22.8 km)
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Other villages in Manavadar mandal
View all 57+ →Sources & freshness
- 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)