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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KALPESHBHAI KISHANBHAI RATHOD
Contact: 99****7692
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- LGD code
- 524290
- Pincode
- 394355
- Post office
- Varad
- Population
- 1,619
- Households
- 354
- Literacy rate
- 68.1%
- Sex ratio
- 934 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 866
Census 2011 · in context
How Rayam compares
By population, Rayam ranks #29 of 84 villages in Bardoli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.1%
−0.8% vs mandal average
- Rayam
- 68.1%
- Bardoli mandal
- 68.9%
- Surat district
- 75.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
934
−55 vs mandal average
- Rayam
- 934
- Bardoli mandal
- 989
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Rayam
- 4.6
- Bardoli mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rayam at a glance
Rayam is a village of 1,619 people in 354 households (Census 2011) in Bardoli taluka, Surat district, Gujarat, the 29th-largest of 84 villages in Bardoli taluka. Literacy is 68%, about the same as the taluka average of 69% and the sex ratio is 934 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 394355, served by Varad post office; the LGD village code is 524290. The sarpanch is KALPESHBHAI KISHANBHAI RATHOD, and the village votes in Mandvi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kunvarji Halpati. The population is estimated at 1,909 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Rayam
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- 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
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- BARDOLI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 14
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 46
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- RAYAM
- Total area (ha)
- 343.18
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 198.35
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Rayam
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Rayam
- LGD code
- 524290
- Pincode
- 394355
- Post office
- Varad
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,619
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,909
- Households
- 354
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 934
- Literacy rate
- 68.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bardoli
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mandvi
- Member of Parliament
- Parbhubhai Vasava
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kunvarji Halpati
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- KALPESHBHAI KISHANBHAI RATHOD
- Block / Mandal
- Bardoli
- Nearest railway station
- Zankhvav (21.7 km)
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View all 60+ →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, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)