Refda ਪਿੰਡ, Barwala ਤਾਲੁਕਾ, Botad ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ — ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ 382255, ਆਬਾਦੀ, ਸਰਪੰਚ, ਮੌਸਮ

Navratri (Garba) in Gujarat

Nine nights of Garba and Dandiya Raas circling a perforated earthen lamp, the garbo, or an image of Amba — dancers moving anticlockwise, singing and clapping together. Garba of Gujarat was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in December 2023, the fifteenth element from India to join it.

The regional form observed across Gujarat. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat

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LGD code: 511859
Pincode: 382255
Post office: Jalila
Population: 1,832
Households: 318
Literacy rate: 41.3%
Sex ratio: 937 ♀/1000♂
Workers: 900

ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011 · ਤੁਲਨਾ ਵਿੱਚ

Refda ਦੀ ਤੁਲਨਾ

By population, Refda ranks #11 of 24 villages in Barwala mandal.

Literacy rate

41.3%

−15.9% vs mandal average

Refda: 41.3%
Barwala mandal: 57.2%

Sex ratio

♀ per 1000 ♂

937

+10 vs mandal average

Refda: 937
Barwala mandal: 927

Household size

people per home

5.8

+0.2 vs mandal average

Refda: 5.8
Barwala mandal: 5.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Refda ਇੱਕ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਵਿੱਚ

Refda ਗੁਜਰਾਤ ਦੇ Botad ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੇ Barwala ਤਾਲੁਕਾ ਵਿੱਚ 1,832 ਲੋਕਾਂ 318 ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ (ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011) ਦਾ ਪਿੰਡ ਹੈ, ਜੋ Barwala ਤਾਲੁਕਾ ਦੇ 24 ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ 11ਵਾਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਹੈ। ਸਾਖਰਤਾ 41% ਹੈ, ਤਾਲੁਕਾ ਔਸਤ 57% ਤੋਂ 16 ਅੰਕ ਘੱਟ ਅਤੇ ਲਿੰਗ ਅਨੁਪਾਤ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ 1,000 ਮਰਦਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ 937 ਔਰਤਾਂ। ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ 382255 ਹੈ, Jalila ਡਾਕਖਾਨੇ ਅਧੀਨ; LGD ਪਿੰਡ ਕੋਡ 511859 ਹੈ। ਸਰਪੰਚ vaghela jagdishbhai ਹਨ; ਪਿੰਡ Limbdi ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਹਲਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ, ਵਿਧਾਇਕ Kiritsinh Jitubha Rana। 2026 ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਿਤ ਆਬਾਦੀ 2,160, 2011 ਤੋਂ 18% ਵੱਧ।

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Refda

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: No
Anganwadi centre: Yes
ASHA worker: Yes
Fair-price shop: Yes
Mandi / regular market: No
Weekly haat: No
Nearest statutory town: BOTAD
Distance to nearest town (km): 11
Distance to district HQ (km): 154
Distance to sub-district HQ (km): 22
All-weather road: Yes
Gram panchayat (2011): REFDA
Total area (ha): 868.36
Irrigated area (ha): 452.45
Forest area (ha): 0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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ਮੁੱਖ ਤੱਥ — Refda

LGD code: 511859
Pincode: 382255
Post office: Jalila
Population (Census 2011): 1,832
Population (projected 2026): 2,160
Households: 318
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males): 937
Literacy rate: 41.3%
Lok Sabha constituency: Surendranagar
Vidhan Sabha constituency: Limbdi
Member of Parliament: Chandubhai Shihora
Member of Legislative Assembly: Kiritsinh Jitubha Rana
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan: vaghela jagdishbhai
Block / Mandal: Barwala

Demographics — Census 2011 + 2026 estimate + NFHS-5

Population, education, health & sanitation

India's last full census was 2011 · 2026 figures are RGI projections · NFHS-5 (2019-21) covers the Botad district level

Then & Now

Refda — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Population · 2011

1,832

Census 2011 baseline

+17.9%

Population · 2026

2,160

RGI / state CAGR projection

Households · 2011

318

Census 2011 baseline

+17.9%

Households · 2026

375

RGI / state CAGR projection

2011 = decadal Census of India. 2026 = forward-projection from state-level CAGR — working estimate, refines when the next Census publishes.

Census 2011

Canonical baseline · last full census · village-level

Population: 1,832Census 2011
Households: 318Census 2011
Literacy rate: 41.3%Census 2011
Sex ratio: 937 ♀/1000♂Census 2011

2026 estimate

Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate

Est. population: 2,1602026 proj. · +17.9% vs 2011
Est. households: 3752026 projection
Active job cards: 20,566MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
HHs worked (FY): 6,318MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
State electorate: 4,91,67,754ECI Lok Sabha 2024 final roll

NFHS-5 (2019-21)

National Family Health Survey · district overlay

Sex ratio @ birth: 992NFHS-5 district
Female literacy: 71.8%NFHS-5 district
Electricity: 99.3%NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation: 72.0%NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated: 77.6%NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women): 58.8%NFHS-5 district

Post-2011 updates

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

Tap water at homedistrict level: 100.0%Jal Jeevan Mission · Dec 2023 · Botad district
Rural houses builtdistrict level: 5,68,624PMAY-G · 5,68,624 of 9,02,354 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Botad district
Toilets builtdistrict level: 5,60,046Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Botad district

Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.

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Monsoon begins withdrawing from Gujarat

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Gujarat Adds 63.35 Lakh Farmers to Digital Registry Linked with Aadhaar and Land Records

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NRI siblings offer ‘US dollar-garland’ to Lord Ganesh in Gujarat village
The Indian Express3h ago
Monsoon begins withdrawing from Gujarat
The Times of India8h ago
Gujarat Adds 63.35 Lakh Farmers to Digital Registry Linked with Aadhaar and Land Records
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Gujarat adds 63.35 lakh farmers to digital registry, links Aadhaar
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Digital agriculture drive: 'Farmer Registry' crosses 63.35 lakh registrations in Gujarat
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Refda ਬਾਰੇ ਅਕਸਰ ਪੁੱਛੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਸਵਾਲ

Refda ਦਾ ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ ਕੀ ਹੈ?

ਗੁਜਰਾਤ ਦੇ Botad ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੇ Barwala ਤਾਲੁਕਾ ਦੇ Refda ਦਾ ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ 382255 ਹੈ। ਡਾਕਖਾਨਾ Jalila ਹੈ।

Refda ਨੂੰ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਡਾਕਖਾਨਾ ਡਾਕ ਪਹੁੰਚਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ?

Refda ਦੀ ਡਾਕ Botad ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੇ Barwala ਤਾਲੁਕਾ ਦੇ Jalila ਡਾਕਖਾਨੇ, ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ 382255 ਰਾਹੀਂ ਪਹੁੰਚਦੀ ਹੈ।

Refda ਕਿਸ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ?

Refda ਭਾਰਤ ਦੇ ਗੁਜਰਾਤ ਦੇ Botad ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੇ Barwala ਤਾਲੁਕਾ ਦਾ ਪਿੰਡ ਹੈ।

ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011 ਅਨੁਸਾਰ Refda ਦੀ ਆਬਾਦੀ ਕਿੰਨੀ ਹੈ?

2011 ਦੀ ਜਨਗਣਨਾ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ Refda ਪਿੰਡ ਦੀ ਆਬਾਦੀ 1,832 ਹੈ 318 ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ।

Refda ਦਾ ਸਰਪੰਚ ਕੌਣ ਹੈ?

Refda ਗ੍ਰਾਮ ਪੰਚਾਇਤ ਦੇ ਮੌਜੂਦਾ ਸਰਪੰਚ vaghela jagdishbhai ਹਨ।

Refda ਦੀ ਸਾਖਰਤਾ ਦਰ ਕੀ ਹੈ?

ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011 ਅਨੁਸਾਰ Refda ਪਿੰਡ ਦੀ ਸਾਖਰਤਾ 41.3% ਹੈ।

Refda ਦਾ ਲਿੰਗ ਅਨੁਪਾਤ ਕੀ ਹੈ?

ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011 ਅਨੁਸਾਰ Refda ਪਿੰਡ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ 1,000 ਮਰਦਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ 937 ਔਰਤਾਂ ਹਨ।

Refda ਦਾ ਵਿਧਾਇਕ ਕੌਣ ਹੈ?

Refda Limbdi ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਹਲਕੇ (AC 61) ਵਿੱਚ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਮੌਜੂਦਾ ਵਿਧਾਇਕ Kiritsinh Jitubha Rana (BJP)।

Refda ਦਾ ਸੰਸਦ ਮੈਂਬਰ ਕੌਣ ਹੈ?

Refda Surendranagar ਲੋਕ ਸਭਾ ਹਲਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ। ਮੌਜੂਦਾ ਸੰਸਦ ਮੈਂਬਰ Chandubhai Shihora (BJP)।

2026 ਵਿੱਚ Refda ਦੀ ਆਬਾਦੀ ਕਿੰਨੀ ਹੈ?

2026 ਵਿੱਚ Refda ਦੀ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਿਤ ਆਬਾਦੀ 2,160, 2011 ਦੇ 1,832 ਤੋਂ ਲਗਭਗ 18% ਵੱਧ (ਰਾਜ ਵਿਕਾਸ ਦਰ ਅਨੁਮਾਨ)।

Refda ਦਾ LGD ਕੋਡ ਕੀ ਹੈ?

Refda ਪਿੰਡ ਦਾ LGD ਕੋਡ 511859 ਹੈ।

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Sources & freshness

Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)