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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
nainaba vikramsinh zala
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- LGD code
- 512136
- Pincode
- 363765
- Population
- 1,720
- Households
- 372
- Literacy rate
- 65.1%
- Sex ratio
- 859 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 935
- Distance to district centre
- 67 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 77 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 465 km
- Nearest railway station
- Sadla · 4 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- CHC, Mandal · 15 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Porda compares
By population, Porda ranks #32 of 87 villages in Dasada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.1%
−0.4% vs mandal average
- Porda
- 65.1%
- Dasada mandal
- 65.5%
- Surendranagar district
- 62.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
859
−81 vs mandal average
- Porda
- 859
- Dasada mandal
- 940
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Porda
- 4.6
- Dasada mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Porda at a glance
Porda is a village of 1,720 people in 372 households (Census 2011) in Dasada taluka, Surendranagar district, Gujarat, the 32nd-largest of 87 villages in Dasada taluka. Literacy is 65%, about the same as the taluka average of 66% and the sex ratio is 859 women per 1,000 men. It lies 67 km from the Surendranagar district centre, 15 km from Mandal, the nearest town, 4 km from Sadla railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 363765; the LGD village code is 512136. The nearest hospital or health centre is CHC, Mandal, 15 km away. The sarpanch is nainaba vikramsinh zala, and the village votes in Dasada assembly constituency, represented by MLA P.K.Parmar. The population is estimated at 2,028 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Porda
- 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
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- VIRAMGAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 19
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 66
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PORDA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,381.29
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Porda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Porda
- LGD code
- 512136
- Pincode
- 363765
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,720
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,028
- Households
- 372
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 859
- Literacy rate
- 65.1%
- Coordinates
- 23.15351°N, 71.88871°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Surendranagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dasada
- Member of Parliament
- Chandubhai Shihora
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- P.K.Parmar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- nainaba vikramsinh zala
- Block / Mandal
- Dasada
Getting there
How to reach Porda
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar77 kmcapital
- Mumbai465 km
- Delhi807 km
- Hyderabad940 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSadla4 km
- Bus stopViramgam bus stop17 km
- Hospital / PHCCHC, Mandal15 km
- Petrol pumpBharat petroleum petrol pump20 km
- CollegePanchshil Madyamic School45 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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