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- LGD code
- 512627
- Pincode
- 363660
- Post office
- Dahisara (Rajkot)
- Population
- 1,225
- Households
- 276
- Literacy rate
- 69.9%
- Sex ratio
- 957 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 395
Census 2011 · in context
How Derala compares
By population, Derala ranks #19 of 45 villages in Maliya mandal.
Literacy rate
%
69.9%
+6.9% vs mandal average
- Derala
- 69.9%
- Maliya mandal
- 63.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
957
+15 vs mandal average
- Derala
- 957
- Maliya mandal
- 942
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Derala
- 4.4
- Maliya mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Derala at a glance
Derala is a village of 1,225 people in 276 households (Census 2011) in Maliya taluka, Morbi district, Gujarat, the 19th-largest of 45 villages in Maliya taluka. Literacy is 70%, 7 points above the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 957 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 363660, served by Dahisara (Rajkot) post office; the LGD village code is 512627. The village votes in Chotila assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shamji Chauhan. The population is estimated at 1,444 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Derala
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- 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
- 1
- 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
- MALIYA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 87
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DERALA
- Total area (ha)
- 2,041.78
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Derala
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Derala
- LGD code
- 512627
- Pincode
- 363660
- Post office
- Dahisara (Rajkot)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,225
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,444
- Households
- 276
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 957
- Literacy rate
- 69.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Surendranagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chotila
- Member of Parliament
- Chandubhai Shihora
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Shamji Chauhan
- Block / Mandal
- Maliya
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Other villages named Derala
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Other villages in Maliya mandal
View all 45+ →- Mota Dahisara
- Khakhrechi
- Vavaniya
- Ghantila
- Sarvad
- Kajarda
- Nani Barar
- Vejalpar
- Chanchavadarda
- Bhavpar
- Bodki
- Mota Bhela
- Kuntasi
- Haripar
- Navagam
- Venasar
- Meghpar
- Jajasar
- Vadharva
- Targhari
- Moti Barar
- Sultanpur
- Khirai
- Kumbhariya
- Dahisara Nana
- Jasapar
- Virvadarka
- Bagasara
- Varsamedi
- Rasangpar
- Manaba
- Chikhli
- Nana Bhela
- Mahendragadh
- Laxmivas
- Khirsara
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)