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Perpetual shortage: Why water scarcity persists in Gujarat
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- LGD code
- 512154
- Pincode
- 363745
- Population
- 1,980
- Households
- 440
- Literacy rate
- 70.4%
- Sex ratio
- 964 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 903
Census 2011 · in context
How Gediya compares
By population, Gediya ranks #21 of 87 villages in Dasada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
70.4%
+4.9% vs mandal average
Gediya70.4%
Dasada mandal65.5%
Surendranagar district62.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
964
+24 vs mandal average
Gediya964
Dasada mandal940
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.2 vs mandal average
Gediya4.5
Dasada mandal4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gediya at a glance
Gediya is a village of 1,980 people in 440 households (Census 2011) in Dasada taluka, Surendranagar district, Gujarat, the 21st-largest of 87 villages in Dasada taluka. Literacy is 70%, 5 points above the taluka average of 66% and the sex ratio is 964 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 363745; the LGD village code is 512154. The village votes in Dasada assembly constituency, represented by MLA P.K.Parmar. The population is estimated at 2,334 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gediya
- 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
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KHARAGHODA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 36
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 47
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 37
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GEDIYA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,343.98
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 317.76
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gediya
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gediya
- LGD code
- 512154
- Pincode
- 363745
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,980
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,334
- Households
- 440
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 964
- Literacy rate
- 70.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Surendranagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dasada
- Member of Parliament
- Chandubhai Shihora
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- P.K.Parmar
- Block / Mandal
- Dasada
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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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)