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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PRATIKSHABEN DIPAKBHAI CHAUDHARI
Contact: 98****8459
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- LGD code
- 524071
- Pincode
- 394651
- Post office
- Anumala
- Population
- 2,278
- Households
- 488
- Literacy rate
- 57.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1049 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,231
Census 2011 · in context
How Moti Cher compares
By population, Moti Cher ranks #17 of 150 villages in Mandvi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.5%
−4.5% vs mandal average
- Moti Cher
- 57.5%
- Mandvi mandal
- 62.0%
- Surat district
- 75.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,049
+49 vs mandal average
- Moti Cher
- 1,049
- Mandvi mandal
- 1,000
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Moti Cher
- 4.7
- Mandvi mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Moti Cher at a glance
Moti Cher is a village of 2,278 people in 488 households (Census 2011) in Mandvi taluka, Surat district, Gujarat, the 17th-largest of 150 villages in Mandvi taluka. Literacy is 58%, 5 points below the taluka average of 62% and the sex ratio is 1,049 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 394651, served by Anumala post office; the LGD village code is 524071. The sarpanch is PRATIKSHABEN DIPAKBHAI CHAUDHARI, and the village votes in Vagra assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arunsinh Ajitsinh Rana. The population is estimated at 2,686 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Moti Cher
- 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
- 4
- 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
- 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
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MANDVI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 79
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MOTI CHER
- Total area (ha)
- 1,277.14
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 300
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Moti Cher
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Moti Cher
- LGD code
- 524071
- Pincode
- 394651
- Post office
- Anumala
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,278
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,686
- Households
- 488
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1049
- Literacy rate
- 57.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bharuch
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Vagra
- Member of Parliament
- Mansukhbhai Vasava
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Arunsinh Ajitsinh Rana
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PRATIKSHABEN DIPAKBHAI CHAUDHARI
- Block / Mandal
- Mandvi
- Nearest PHC
- Shifa Wellness Centre (6.7 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Nabipur (6.1 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, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)