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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
gokalbhai raghavbhai rakholiya
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- LGD code
- 514680
- Pincode
- 362215
- Post office
- Lushala
- Population
- 1,217
- Households
- 271
- Literacy rate
- 76.3%
- Sex ratio
- 911 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 777
Census 2011 · in context
How Barvala compares
By population, Barvala ranks #21 of 51 villages in Mendarda mandal.
Literacy rate
%
76.3%
+5.8% vs mandal average
- Barvala
- 76.3%
- Mendarda mandal
- 70.5%
- Junagadh district
- 67.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
911
−24 vs mandal average
- Barvala
- 911
- Mendarda mandal
- 935
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Barvala
- 4.5
- Mendarda mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Barvala at a glance
Barvala is a village of 1,217 people in 271 households (Census 2011) in Mendarda taluka, Junagadh district, Gujarat, the 21st-largest of 51 villages in Mendarda taluka. Literacy is 76%, 6 points above the taluka average of 71% and the sex ratio is 911 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 362215, served by Lushala post office; the LGD village code is 514680. The sarpanch is gokalbhai raghavbhai rakholiya, and the village votes in Gondal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Geetaba Jayrajsinh Jadeja. The population is estimated at 1,435 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barvala
- 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
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JUNAGADH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 38
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 38
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BARVALA
- Total area (ha)
- 502.02
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 222.18
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Barvala
- LGD code
- 514680
- Pincode
- 362215
- Post office
- Lushala
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,217
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,435
- Households
- 271
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 911
- Literacy rate
- 76.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Porbandar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gondal
- Member of Parliament
- Mansukh Mandaviya
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Geetaba Jayrajsinh Jadeja
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- gokalbhai raghavbhai rakholiya
- Block / Mandal
- Mendarda
- Nearest PHC
- Shree Bhojalram Clinic (2.7 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Kothariya (5.5 km)
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- 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)