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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SAMIRBHAI SARDULBHAI VALA
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- LGD code
- 514719
- Pincode
- 362260
- Post office
- Mendarda
- Population
- 368
- Households
- 76
- Literacy rate
- 58.4%
- Sex ratio
- 712 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 218
Census 2011 · in context
How Najapur (Chhatariya) compares
By population, Najapur (Chhatariya) ranks #40 of 51 villages in Mendarda mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.4%
−12.1% vs mandal average
Najapur (Chhatariya)58.4%
Mendarda mandal70.5%
Junagadh district67.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
712
−223 vs mandal average
Najapur (Chhatariya)712
Mendarda mandal935
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.2 vs mandal average
Najapur (Chhatariya)4.8
Mendarda mandal4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Najapur (Chhatariya) at a glance
Najapur (Chhatariya) is a village of 368 people in 76 households (Census 2011) in Mendarda taluka, Junagadh district, Gujarat, the 40th-largest of 51 villages in Mendarda taluka. Literacy is 58%, 12 points below the taluka average of 71% and the sex ratio is 712 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 362260, served by Mendarda post office; the LGD village code is 514719. The sarpanch is SAMIRBHAI SARDULBHAI VALA, and the village votes in Gondal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Geetaba Jayrajsinh Jadeja. The population is estimated at 434 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Najapur (Chhatariya) · this village | 368 | 58% | — |
| Surajgadh · Mendarda | 263 | 64% | — |
| Karsangadh · Mendarda | 218 | 51% | — |
| Gadakiya · Mendarda | 99 | 53% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Najapur (Chhatariya)
- 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
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KESHOD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 21
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 53
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 21
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SURAJGADH
- Total area (ha)
- 392.92
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 50.98
- Forest area (ha)
- 222.13
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Najapur (Chhatariya)
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Najapur (Chhatariya)
- LGD code
- 514719
- Pincode
- 362260
- Post office
- Mendarda
- Population (Census 2011)
- 368
- Population (projected 2026)
- 434
- Households
- 76
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 712
- Literacy rate
- 58.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Porbandar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gondal
- Member of Parliament
- Mansukh Mandaviya
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Geetaba Jayrajsinh Jadeja
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SAMIRBHAI SARDULBHAI VALA
- Block / Mandal
- Mendarda
- Nearest PHC
- Shree Bhojalram Clinic (2.7 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Kothariya (5.5 km)
Same pincode
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View all 50+ →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)