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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PRAVINBHAI SAVALIYA
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- LGD code
- 514621
- Pincode
- 362120
- Post office
- Sarsai
- Population
- 2,710
- Households
- 586
- Literacy rate
- 68.5%
- Sex ratio
- 941 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,128
Census 2011 · in context
How Baradiya compares
By population, Baradiya ranks #10 of 100 villages in Visavadar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.5%
+2.6% vs mandal average
- Baradiya
- 68.5%
- Visavadar mandal
- 65.9%
- Junagadh district
- 67.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
941
−10 vs mandal average
- Baradiya
- 941
- Visavadar mandal
- 951
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Baradiya
- 4.6
- Visavadar mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Baradiya at a glance
Baradiya is a village of 2,710 people in 586 households (Census 2011) in Visavadar taluka, Junagadh district, Gujarat, the 10th-largest of 100 villages in Visavadar taluka. Literacy is 69%, 3 points above the taluka average of 66% and the sex ratio is 941 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 362120, served by Sarsai post office; the LGD village code is 514621. The sarpanch is PRAVINBHAI SAVALIYA, and the village votes in Chotila assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shamji Chauhan. The population is estimated at 3,195 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Baradiya
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- VISAVADAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 28
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BARADIYA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,081.1
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 735.93
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Baradiya
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Baradiya
- LGD code
- 514621
- Pincode
- 362120
- Post office
- Sarsai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,710
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,195
- Households
- 586
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 941
- Literacy rate
- 68.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Surendranagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chotila
- Member of Parliament
- Chandubhai Shihora
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Shamji Chauhan
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PRAVINBHAI SAVALIYA
- Block / Mandal
- Visavadar
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Other villages in Visavadar mandal
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- Monpari Nani
- Jetalvad
- Limadhra
- Lalpur
- Jambuda
- Leriya
- Khambhaliya
- Shobhavadla Lashkar
- Bhutdi
- Ravani Mundiya
- Ghodasan
- Dadar
- Khambha Gir
- Kotda Nana
- Virpur
- Chavand Juni
- Ravani (Kuba)
- Chaparda
- Pirvad
- Piyava Gir
- Kalavad
- Jambudi
- Dudhala
- Vichhavad
- Dhebar
- Rajpara
- Pipaliya Hajani
- Ratang
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)