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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
AKBARALI ALARAKHA RAUMA
Contact: 98****6711
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- LGD code
- 506621
- Pincode
- 370145
- Post office
- Lakadia
- Population
- 1,668
- Households
- 310
- Literacy rate
- 50.4%
- Sex ratio
- 955 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 419
Census 2011 · in context
How Manaba compares
By population, Manaba ranks #36 of 97 villages in Rapar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
50.4%
+7.6% vs mandal average
- Manaba
- 50.4%
- Rapar mandal
- 42.8%
- Kachchh district
- 59.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
955
+1 vs mandal average
- Manaba
- 955
- Rapar mandal
- 954
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Manaba
- 5.4
- Rapar mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Manaba at a glance
Manaba is a village of 1,668 people in 310 households (Census 2011) in Rapar taluka, Kachchh district, Gujarat, the 36th-largest of 97 villages in Rapar taluka. Literacy is 50%, 8 points above the taluka average of 43% and the sex ratio is 955 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 370145, served by Lakadia post office; the LGD village code is 506621. The sarpanch is AKBARALI ALARAKHA RAUMA, and the village votes in Morbi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Amrutiya Kantilal Shivlal. The population is estimated at 1,967 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Manaba
- 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
- 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
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RAPAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 44
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 150
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 44
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MANABA
- Total area (ha)
- 5,313.01
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 350
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Manaba
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Manaba
- LGD code
- 506621
- Pincode
- 370145
- Post office
- Lakadia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,668
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,967
- Households
- 310
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 955
- Literacy rate
- 50.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kachchh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Morbi
- Member of Parliament
- Vinodbhai Chavda
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Amrutiya Kantilal Shivlal
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- AKBARALI ALARAKHA RAUMA
- Block / Mandal
- Rapar
- Nearest railway station
- Vavaniya (9.6 km)
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Other villages in Rapar mandal
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- 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
- Kumbhariya
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, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)