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‘I was engaged at 11’: Gujarat village uses early engagements to keep girls out of sex work
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
labhuben ramabhai domda
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- LGD code
- 512536
- Pincode
- 363427
- Post office
- Shiyani
- Population
- 9,501
- Households
- 1,753
- Literacy rate
- 34.6%
- Sex ratio
- 911 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 4,470
- Distance to district centre
- 49 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 34 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 82 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 421 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kesariya Road · 23 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sahyog General Hospital · 29 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Ranagadh compares
By population, Ranagadh ranks #1 of 59 villages in Limbdi mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
34.6%
−20.8% vs mandal average
- Ranagadh
- 34.6%
- Limbdi mandal
- 55.4%
- Surendranagar district
- 62.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
911
−29 vs mandal average
- Ranagadh
- 911
- Limbdi mandal
- 940
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Ranagadh
- 5.4
- Limbdi mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ranagadh at a glance
Ranagadh is a village of 9,501 people in 1,753 households (Census 2011) in Limbdi taluka, Surendranagar district, Gujarat, the largest of 59 villages in Limbdi taluka. Literacy is 35%, 21 points below the taluka average of 55% and the sex ratio is 911 women per 1,000 men. It lies 49 km from the Surendranagar district centre, 22 km from Lakhtar, the nearest town, 23 km from Kesariya Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 363427, served by Shiyani post office; the LGD village code is 512536. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sahyog General Hospital, 29 km away. The sarpanch is labhuben ramabhai domda, and the village votes in Dasada assembly constituency, represented by MLA P.K.Parmar. The population is estimated at 11,202 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ranagadh
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- 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
- 3
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 1
- Dispensary
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- LIMBDI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 37
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 72
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 37
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- RANAGADH
- Total area (ha)
- 13,542.85
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 4,050.75
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ranagadh
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ranagadh
- LGD code
- 512536
- Pincode
- 363427
- Post office
- Shiyani
- Population (Census 2011)
- 9,501
- Population (projected 2026)
- 11,202
- Households
- 1,753
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 911
- Literacy rate
- 34.6%
- Coordinates
- 22.77399°N, 71.99075°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Surendranagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dasada
- Member of Parliament
- Chandubhai Shihora
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- P.K.Parmar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- labhuben ramabhai domda
- Block / Mandal
- Limbdi
Getting there
How to reach Ranagadh
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar82 kmcapital
- Mumbai421 km
- Delhi833 km
- Hyderabad905 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKesariya Road23 km
- Hospital / PHCSahyog General Hospital29 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India35 km
- Petrol pumpGujarat gas CNG22 km
- CollegeAnant National University College Building53 km
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View all 59+ →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, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)