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- LGD code
- 507269
- Pincode
- 370465
- Post office
- Kachchh Mandvi
- Population
- 1,355
- Households
- 265
- Literacy rate
- 59.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1124 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 533
Census 2011 · in context
How Vada compares
By population, Vada ranks #36 of 94 villages in Mandvi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.9%
−3.2% vs mandal average
- Vada
- 59.9%
- Mandvi mandal
- 63.1%
- Kachchh district
- 59.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,124
+173 vs mandal average
- Vada
- 1,124
- Mandvi mandal
- 951
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Vada
- 5.1
- Mandvi mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vada at a glance
Vada is a village of 1,355 people in 265 households (Census 2011) in Mandvi taluka, Kachchh district, Gujarat, the 36th-largest of 94 villages in Mandvi taluka. Literacy is 60%, 3 points below the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 1,124 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 370465, served by Kachchh Mandvi post office; the LGD village code is 507269. The village votes in Rajkot Rural assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bhanuben Manoharbhai Babariya. The population is estimated at 1,598 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vada
- 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
- 3
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MANDVI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 9
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 63
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- VADA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,033.62
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 678.33
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Vada
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Vada
- LGD code
- 507269
- Pincode
- 370465
- Post office
- Kachchh Mandvi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,355
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,598
- Households
- 265
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1124
- Literacy rate
- 59.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Rajkot
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rajkot Rural
- Member of Parliament
- Parshottam Rupala
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bhanuben Manoharbhai Babariya
- Block / Mandal
- Mandvi
- Nearest PHC
- Life Care Clinic (147.0 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Bhachau (147.8 km)
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View all 60+ →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, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)