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- LGD code
- 524283
- Pincode
- 394355
- Post office
- Varad
- Population
- 3,701
- Households
- 836
- Literacy rate
- 56.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1004 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,939
- Distance to district centre
- 77 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 27 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 238 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 229 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bardoli · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Kaivalam Physiotherapy Clinic · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Varad compares
By population, Varad ranks #8 of 84 villages in Bardoli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.9%
−12.0% vs mandal average
- Varad
- 56.9%
- Bardoli mandal
- 68.9%
- Surat district
- 75.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,004
+15 vs mandal average
- Varad
- 1,004
- Bardoli mandal
- 989
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Varad
- 4.4
- Bardoli mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Varad at a glance
Varad is a village of 3,701 people in 836 households (Census 2011) in Bardoli taluka, Surat district, Gujarat, the 8th-largest of 84 villages in Bardoli taluka. Literacy is 57%, 12 points below the taluka average of 69% and the sex ratio is 1,004 women per 1,000 men. It lies 77 km from the Surat district centre, 15 km from Kadod, the nearest town, 2 km from Bardoli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 394355, served by Varad post office; the LGD village code is 524283. Mapped within or next to the village: primary health centre. The village votes in Mandvi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kunvarji Halpati. The population is estimated at 4,363 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Varad
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- 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
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- 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
- BARDOLI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- VARAD
- Total area (ha)
- 671.68
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 530
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Varad
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Varad
- LGD code
- 524283
- Pincode
- 394355
- Post office
- Varad
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,701
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,363
- Households
- 836
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1004
- Literacy rate
- 56.9%
- Coordinates
- 21.12000°N, 73.12000°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bardoli
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mandvi
- Member of Parliament
- Parbhubhai Vasava
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kunvarji Halpati
- Block / Mandal
- Bardoli
- Nearest PHC
- Kaivalam Physiotherapy Clinic (0.2 km)
Getting there
How to reach Varad
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar238 kmcapital
- Mumbai229 km
- Hyderabad700 km
- Delhi930 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBardoli2 km
- Hospital / PHCKaivalam Physiotherapy Clinic<1 km
- ATM / bankBaroda Gujarat Gramin Bank8 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil15 km
- CollegeAmbaba Commerce College22 km
- Police stationDigital Printer31 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Kaivalam Physiotherapy Clinicunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary health centre
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Varad
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)