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- LGD code
- 521655
- Pincode
- 393041
- Post office
- Ambawadi (Bharuch)
- Population
- 692
- Households
- 161
- Literacy rate
- 58.2%
- Sex ratio
- 983 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 392
- Distance to district centre
- 216 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 130 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 235 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 307 km
- Nearest railway station
- Dhekvad · 27 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- As Salam Hospital · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Sorapada compares
By population, Sorapada ranks #100 of 213 villages in Dediapada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.2%
+5.0% vs mandal average
- Sorapada
- 58.2%
- Dediapada mandal
- 53.2%
- Narmada district
- 62.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
983
+1 vs mandal average
- Sorapada
- 983
- Dediapada mandal
- 982
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.7 vs mandal average
- Sorapada
- 4.3
- Dediapada mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sorapada at a glance
Sorapada is a village of 692 people in 161 households (Census 2011) in Dediapada taluka, Narmada district, Gujarat, the 100th-largest of 213 villages in Dediapada taluka. Literacy is 58%, 5 points above the taluka average of 53% and the sex ratio is 983 women per 1,000 men. It lies 216 km from the Narmada district centre, 23 km from Shale, the nearest town, 27 km from Dhekvad railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 393041, served by Ambawadi (Bharuch) post office; the LGD village code is 521655. The nearest hospital or health centre is As Salam Hospital, 9 km away. The village votes in Padra assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chaitanyasinh Zala. The population is estimated at 816 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sorapada
- 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
- 1
- 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
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DEDIAPADA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 11
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 56
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 11
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KAKARPADA
- Total area (ha)
- 430.58
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 5.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 253.13
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sorapada
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Key facts — Sorapada
- LGD code
- 521655
- Pincode
- 393041
- Post office
- Ambawadi (Bharuch)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 692
- Population (projected 2026)
- 816
- Households
- 161
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 983
- Literacy rate
- 58.2%
- Coordinates
- 21.59338°N, 74.09611°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Chhota Udaipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Padra
- Member of Parliament
- Jashubhai Rathva
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chaitanyasinh Zala
- Block / Mandal
- Dediapada
Getting there
How to reach Sorapada
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar235 kmcapital
- Mumbai307 km
- Hyderabad656 km
- Delhi841 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDhekvad27 km
- Hospital / PHCAs Salam Hospital9 km
- ATM / bankBank of baroda12 km
- CollegeACS Seniors College, Taloda12 km
- Police stationPolice Station Taloda13 km
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- Soliya
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- Mal
- Ghantoli
- Kevdi
- Mota Suka Amba
- Kanbudi
- Vadhva
- Tabda
- Nighat
- Mohbudi
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- 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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)