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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 512509
- Pincode
- 363410
- Post office
- Chuda
- Population
- 1,001
- Households
- 190
- Literacy rate
- 55.8%
- Sex ratio
- 878 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 467
- Distance to district centre
- 84 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 38 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 145 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 343 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhimnath · 23 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr. K.G.Kalwani Hospital · 18 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Velavadar compares
By population, Velavadar ranks #29 of 36 villages in Chuda mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.8%
−4.9% vs mandal average
- Velavadar
- 55.8%
- Chuda mandal
- 60.7%
- Surendranagar district
- 62.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
878
−57 vs mandal average
- Velavadar
- 878
- Chuda mandal
- 935
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Velavadar
- 5.3
- Chuda mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Velavadar at a glance
Velavadar is a village of 1,001 people in 190 households (Census 2011) in Chuda taluka, Surendranagar district, Gujarat, the 29th-largest of 36 villages in Chuda taluka. Literacy is 56%, 5 points below the taluka average of 61% and the sex ratio is 878 women per 1,000 men. It lies 84 km from the Surendranagar district centre, 26 km from Lathidad, the nearest town, 23 km from Bhimnath railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 363410, served by Chuda post office; the LGD village code is 512509. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. K.G.Kalwani Hospital, 18 km away. The sarpanch is hjgfdxsxrdftgybhj, and the village votes in Dhandhuka assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kalubhai Rupabhai Dabhi. The population is estimated at 1,180 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Velavadar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 2
- 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
- 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
- LIMBDI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 24
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- VELAVADAR
- Total area (ha)
- 851.09
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 290
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Velavadar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Velavadar
- LGD code
- 512509
- Pincode
- 363410
- Post office
- Chuda
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,001
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,180
- Households
- 190
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 878
- Literacy rate
- 55.8%
- Coordinates
- 22.04878°N, 72.01621°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Surendranagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dhandhuka
- Member of Parliament
- Chandubhai Shihora
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kalubhai Rupabhai Dabhi
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- hjgfdxsxrdftgybhj
- Block / Mandal
- Chuda
- Nearest railway station
- Kundali (42.7 km)
Getting there
How to reach Velavadar
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar145 kmcapital
- Mumbai343 km
- Hyderabad853 km
- Delhi897 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBhimnath23 km
- Hospital / PHCDr. K.G.Kalwani Hospital18 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India - Parimal Chowk35 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil28 km
- CollegeSir P. P. Institute of Science35 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, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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