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- LGD code
- 521162
- Pincode
- 391244
- Post office
- Choranda
- Population
- 1,678
- Households
- 335
- Literacy rate
- 77.2%
- Sex ratio
- 922 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 675
Census 2011 · in context
How Osalam compares
By population, Osalam ranks #27 of 93 villages in Karjan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
77.2%
+7.2% vs mandal average
- Osalam
- 77.2%
- Karjan mandal
- 70.0%
- Vadodara district
- 69.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
922
−18 vs mandal average
- Osalam
- 922
- Karjan mandal
- 940
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Osalam
- 5.0
- Karjan mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Osalam at a glance
Osalam is a village of 1,678 people in 335 households (Census 2011) in Karjan taluka, Vadodara district, Gujarat, the 27th-largest of 93 villages in Karjan taluka. Literacy is 77%, 7 points above the taluka average of 70% and the sex ratio is 922 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 391244, served by Choranda post office; the LGD village code is 521162. The village votes in Khambhat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chirag Patel. The population is estimated at 1,978 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Osalam
- 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
- 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
- KARJAN
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- OSALAM
- Total area (ha)
- 816.87
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 739.08
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Osalam
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Osalam
- LGD code
- 521162
- Pincode
- 391244
- Post office
- Choranda
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,678
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,978
- Households
- 335
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 922
- Literacy rate
- 77.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Anand
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Khambhat
- Member of Parliament
- Mitesh Patel
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chirag Patel
- Block / Mandal
- Karjan
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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