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- LGD code
- 523399
- Pincode
- 396051
- Post office
- Amba Talat
- Population
- 1,458
- Households
- 273
- Literacy rate
- 31.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1068 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 723
Census 2011 · in context
How Murdad compares
By population, Murdad ranks #50 of 107 villages in Dharampur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
31.5%
−19.3% vs mandal average
- Murdad
- 31.5%
- Dharampur mandal
- 50.8%
- Valsad district
- 68.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,068
+67 vs mandal average
- Murdad
- 1,068
- Dharampur mandal
- 1,001
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Murdad
- 5.3
- Dharampur mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Murdad at a glance
Murdad is a village of 1,458 people in 273 households (Census 2011) in Dharampur taluka, Valsad district, Gujarat, the 50th-largest of 107 villages in Dharampur taluka. Literacy is 32%, 19 points below the taluka average of 51% and the sex ratio is 1,068 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 396051, served by Amba Talat post office; the LGD village code is 523399. The village votes in Dharampur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arvind Chhotubhai Patel. The population is estimated at 1,719 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Murdad
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- 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
- 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
- DHARAMPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 45
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 75
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 45
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MURDAD
- Total area (ha)
- 921.96
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 581
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Murdad
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Murdad
- LGD code
- 523399
- Pincode
- 396051
- Post office
- Amba Talat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,458
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,719
- Households
- 273
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1068
- Literacy rate
- 31.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Valsad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dharampur
- Member of Parliament
- Dhavalbhai Patel
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Arvind Chhotubhai Patel
- Block / Mandal
- Dharampur
- Nearest PHC
- Om Clinic (16.1 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 396051
Other villages in Dharampur mandal
View all 60+ →- Bilpudi
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- Bamti
- Makadban
- Hanmatmal
- Bhensdara
- Nani Vahiyal
- Baroliya
- Asura
- Karanjveri
- Ukta
- Barumal
- Avdha
- Kakadkuva
- Dhamni
- Kangvi
- Bopi
- Fulwadi
- Khatana
- Bhavthan Ambosi
- Kelvani
- Kharvel
- Luheri
- Khanda
- Kurgam
- Sidumber
- Tamachhadi
- Barsol
- Pindval
- Jamaliya
- Moti Korval
- Nani Dhol Dungari
- Rajpuri Talat
- Nadagdhari
- Moti Dhol Dungari
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, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)