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Perpetual shortage: Why water scarcity persists in Gujarat
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RABARI RAIYABEN VINODBHAI
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- LGD code
- 506529
- Pincode
- 370165
- Post office
- Rahpar
- Population
- 769
- Households
- 143
- Literacy rate
- 20.4%
- Sex ratio
- 880 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 242
Census 2011 · in context
How Dhabda compares
By population, Dhabda ranks #72 of 97 villages in Rapar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
20.4%
−22.4% vs mandal average
Dhabda20.4%
Rapar mandal42.8%
Kachchh district59.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
880
−74 vs mandal average
Dhabda880
Rapar mandal954
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.2 vs mandal average
Dhabda5.4
Rapar mandal5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhabda at a glance
Dhabda is a village of 769 people in 143 households (Census 2011) in Rapar taluka, Kachchh district, Gujarat, the 72nd-largest of 97 villages in Rapar taluka. Literacy is 20%, 22 points below the taluka average of 43% and the sex ratio is 880 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 370165, served by Rahpar post office; the LGD village code is 506529. The sarpanch is RABARI RAIYABEN VINODBHAI, and the village votes in Morbi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Amrutiya Kantilal Shivlal. The population is estimated at 907 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dhabda
- 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
- 2
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RAPAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 45
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 210
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 45
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DHABDA
- Total area (ha)
- 765.53
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 55
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dhabda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dhabda
- LGD code
- 506529
- Pincode
- 370165
- Post office
- Rahpar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 769
- Population (projected 2026)
- 907
- Households
- 143
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 880
- Literacy rate
- 20.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kachchh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Morbi
- Member of Parliament
- Vinodbhai Chavda
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Amrutiya Kantilal Shivlal
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RABARI RAIYABEN VINODBHAI
- Block / Mandal
- Rapar
- Nearest railway station
- Vavaniya (9.6 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 370165
Other villages in Rapar mandal
View all 60+ →- Bhimasar
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- Kidiyanagar
- Fatehgadh
- Gedi
- Sanva
- Rav Moti
- Gagodar
- Bela
- Jatavada (Jilar Vandh)
- Chitrod
- Lodrani (Parkara Vandh)
- Balasar
- Kanmer
- Selari
- Ramvav
- Hamirpar Moti
- Pragpar
- Umaiya
- Sai
- Trambau
- Mauvana (Shivagadh)
- Bharidia (Bhutakia)
- Khandek
- Nandasar
- Lakhagadh
- Suvai
- Badargadh
- Moda
- Padampar
- Tindalva Mota
- Nilpar
- Deshalpar
- Dabhunda
- Manaba
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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)