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- LGD code
- 507153
- Pincode
- 370645
- Post office
- Kothara
- Population
- 532
- Households
- 102
- Literacy rate
- 54.3%
- Sex ratio
- 949 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 172
Census 2011 · in context
How Pay compares
By population, Pay ranks #68 of 136 villages in Abdasa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
54.3%
−2.3% vs mandal average
- Pay
- 54.3%
- Abdasa mandal
- 56.6%
- Kachchh district
- 59.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
949
+34 vs mandal average
- Pay
- 949
- Abdasa mandal
- 915
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Pay
- 5.2
- Abdasa mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pay at a glance
Pay is a village of 532 people in 102 households (Census 2011) in Abdasa taluka, Kachchh district, Gujarat, the 68th-largest of 136 villages in Abdasa taluka. Literacy is 54%, 2 points below the taluka average of 57% and the sex ratio is 949 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 370645, served by Kothara post office; the LGD village code is 507153. The village votes in Mandvi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Aniruddha Bhailal Dave. The population is estimated at 627 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kothara →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pay · this village | 532 | 54% | — |
| Kothara · Abdasa | 5,670 | 67% | — |
| Bhedi (Pay) · Abdasa | 724 | 53% | — |
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- Panchayat contactA number residents can call
- Pincode
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- A festival or jatara
- A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur
Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pay
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- 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
- 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
- BHUJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 85
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 85
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PAY
- Total area (ha)
- 59.61
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pay
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pay
- LGD code
- 507153
- Pincode
- 370645
- Post office
- Kothara
- Population (Census 2011)
- 532
- Population (projected 2026)
- 627
- Households
- 102
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 949
- Literacy rate
- 54.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kachchh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mandvi
- Member of Parliament
- Vinodbhai Chavda
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Aniruddha Bhailal Dave
- Block / Mandal
- Abdasa
- Nearest PHC
- Ashirwad Clinic (11.0 km)
- Nearest railway station
- West Port (20.8 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 370645
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Other villages named Pay
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Pay
Other villages in Abdasa mandal
View all 60+ →- Naliya
- Kothara
- Jakhau
- Bhanada
- Vayor
- Mothala
- Vinjhan
- Suthari
- Dumra
- Varadiya
- Tera
- Ber Moti
- Rampar
- Sandhan
- Khirsara(Kothara)
- Naredi
- Bitta
- Nundhatad
- Lala
- Vanku
- Khirsara (Vinjhan)
- Gadhvala Vada
- Sudadhro Moti
- Jana-Kosa
- Charopdi Moti
- Reladiya Manjal
- Rava
- Butta (Abdawali)
- Bandiya
- Arikhana
- Raydhanjar
- Vadapaddhar
- Vagapaddhar
- Dhufi Moti
- Prajau
- Lathedi
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)