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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
p h Gadhvvi
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- LGD code
- 509120
- Pincode
- 384220
- Post office
- Chanasma
- Population
- 1,154
- Households
- 236
- Literacy rate
- 78.1%
- Sex ratio
- 946 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 448
- Distance to district centre
- 161 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 163 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 198 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 469 km
- Nearest railway station
- Morbi · 8 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dhruv Children Hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Panchasar compares
By population, Panchasar ranks #43 of 59 villages in Chanasma mandal.
Literacy rate
%
78.1%
+6.4% vs mandal average
Panchasar78.1%
Chanasma mandal71.7%
Patan district62.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
946
+13 vs mandal average
Panchasar946
Chanasma mandal933
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.3 vs mandal average
Panchasar4.9
Chanasma mandal4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Panchasar at a glance
Panchasar is a village of 1,154 people in 236 households (Census 2011) in Chanasma taluka, Patan district, Gujarat, the 43rd-largest of 59 villages in Chanasma taluka. Literacy is 78%, 6 points above the taluka average of 72% and the sex ratio is 946 women per 1,000 men. It lies 161 km from the Patan district centre, 15 km from Tankara, the nearest town, 8 km from Morbi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 384220, served by Chanasma post office; the LGD village code is 509120. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dhruv Children Hospital, 6 km away. The sarpanch is p h Gadhvvi, and the village votes in Becharaji assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Thakor Sukhaji Somaji. The population is estimated at 1,361 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Panchasar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- No
- 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
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHANASMA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PANCHASAR
- Total area (ha)
- 241.1
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 100
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Panchasar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Panchasar
- LGD code
- 509120
- Pincode
- 384220
- Post office
- Chanasma
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,154
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,361
- Households
- 236
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 946
- Literacy rate
- 78.1%
- Coordinates
- 22.79596°N, 70.75646°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mahesana
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Becharaji
- Member of Parliament
- Haribhai Patel
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr. Thakor Sukhaji Somaji
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- p h Gadhvvi
- Block / Mandal
- Chanasma
Getting there
How to reach Panchasar
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar198 kmcapital
- Mumbai469 km
- Delhi914 km
- Hyderabad1006 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMorbi8 km
- Bus stopBus Stand Vavdi બસ સ્ટેન્ડ વાવડી5 km
- Hospital / PHCDhruv Children Hospital6 km
- ATM / bankRAJKOT NAGRIK SAHKARI BANK8 km
- Petrol pumpGujarat Gas CNG Station12 km
- CollegeG M Patel Girls School & Collage45 km
- Police stationCity police line & A divison police station8 km
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- 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
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