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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Ishwarbhai jatiyabhai vasava
Contact: 91****9845
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- LGD code
- 521600
- Pincode
- 393040
- Post office
- Dediapada
- Population
- 1,479
- Households
- 233
- Literacy rate
- 61.8%
- Sex ratio
- 828 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 575
Census 2011 · in context
How Bogaj compares
By population, Bogaj ranks #37 of 213 villages in Dediapada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.8%
+8.6% vs mandal average
- Bogaj
- 61.8%
- Dediapada mandal
- 53.2%
- Narmada district
- 62.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
828
−154 vs mandal average
- Bogaj
- 828
- Dediapada mandal
- 982
Household size
people per home
6.3
+1.3 vs mandal average
- Bogaj
- 6.3
- Dediapada mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bogaj at a glance
Bogaj is a village of 1,479 people in 233 households (Census 2011) in Dediapada taluka, Narmada district, Gujarat, the 37th-largest of 213 villages in Dediapada taluka. Literacy is 62%, 9 points above the taluka average of 53% and the sex ratio is 828 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 393040, served by Dediapada post office; the LGD village code is 521600. The sarpanch is Ishwarbhai jatiyabhai vasava, and the village votes in Padra assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chaitanyasinh Zala. The population is estimated at 1,744 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bogaj →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bogaj · this village | 1,479 | 62% | — |
| Koliwada (Bogaj) · Dediapada | 1,770 | 51% | — |
| Ladava · Dediapada | 715 | 49% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bogaj
- 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
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DEDIAPADA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BOGAJ
- Total area (ha)
- 431.93
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 30
- Forest area (ha)
- 16.71
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bogaj
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bogaj
- LGD code
- 521600
- Pincode
- 393040
- Post office
- Dediapada
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,479
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,744
- Households
- 233
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 828
- Literacy rate
- 61.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Chhota Udaipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Padra
- Member of Parliament
- Jashubhai Rathva
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chaitanyasinh Zala
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Ishwarbhai jatiyabhai vasava
- Block / Mandal
- Dediapada
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 393040
- AmbavadiDediapada mandal2,953 pop
- MandalaDediapada mandal2,847 pop
- NivaldaDediapada mandal2,414 pop
- SamotDediapada mandal2,188 pop
- SoliyaDediapada mandal2,179 pop
- Samarpada (Thava)Dediapada mandal2,141 pop
- MalDediapada mandal2,066 pop
- GhantoliDediapada mandal2,055 pop
- Mota Suka AmbaDediapada mandal2,026 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Bogaj
Other villages in Dediapada mandal
View all 60+ →- Chikda
- Ambavadi
- Mandala
- Umran
- Morjadi
- Nivalda
- Navagam (Dediapada)
- Samot
- Soliya
- Samarpada (Thava)
- Mal
- Ghantoli
- Kevdi
- Mota Suka Amba
- Kanbudi
- Vadhva
- Tabda
- Nighat
- Mohbudi
- Khajali Dabda
- Dabhavan
- Khokhra Umar (Zarnawadiwalu)
- Almavadi
- Koliwada (Bogaj)
- Babada
- Besna
- Gajar Gota
- Jhank
- Dumkhal
- Jamni
- Zarnawadi
- Nani Bedwan
- Kundiamba
- Chuli
- Khudadi
- Patdi
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-20
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)