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Village snapshot
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Hasmukhbhai Patel
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- LGD code
- 517572
- Pincode
- 387240
- Post office
- Sojitra
- Population
- 6,640
- Households
- 1,376
- Literacy rate
- 66.7%
- Sex ratio
- 887 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,220
ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011 · ਤੁਲਨਾ ਵਿੱਚ
Bhalada ਦੀ ਤੁਲਨਾ
By population, Bhalada ranks #5 of 49 villages in Matar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.7%
−2.4% vs mandal average
- Bhalada
- 66.7%
- Matar mandal
- 69.1%
- Kheda district
- 72.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
887
−41 vs mandal average
- Bhalada
- 887
- Matar mandal
- 928
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Bhalada
- 4.8
- Matar mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhalada ਇੱਕ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਵਿੱਚ
Bhalada Gujarat ਦੇ Kheda ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੇ Matar ਤਾਲੁਕਾ ਵਿੱਚ 6,640 ਲੋਕਾਂ 1,376 ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ (ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011) ਦਾ ਪਿੰਡ ਹੈ, ਜੋ Matar ਤਾਲੁਕਾ ਦੇ 49 ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ 5ਵਾਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਹੈ। ਸਾਖਰਤਾ 67% ਹੈ, ਤਾਲੁਕਾ ਔਸਤ 69% ਤੋਂ 2 ਅੰਕ ਘੱਟ ਅਤੇ ਲਿੰਗ ਅਨੁਪਾਤ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ 1,000 ਮਰਦਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ 887 ਔਰਤਾਂ। ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ 387240 ਹੈ, Sojitra ਡਾਕਖਾਨੇ ਅਧੀਨ; LGD ਪਿੰਡ ਕੋਡ 517572 ਹੈ। ਸਰਪੰਚ Hasmukhbhai Patel ਹਨ; ਪਿੰਡ Sojitra ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਹਲਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ, ਵਿਧਾਇਕ Patel Vipulkumar Vinubhai। 2026 ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਿਤ ਆਬਾਦੀ 7,829, 2011 ਤੋਂ 18% ਵੱਧ।
ਗ੍ਰਾਮ ਪੰਚਾਇਤ: Bhalada →
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhalada
- 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
- 6
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- 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
- SOJITRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 9
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BHALADA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,287.81
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1,058
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhalada
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ਮੁੱਖ ਤੱਥ — Bhalada
- LGD code
- 517572
- Pincode
- 387240
- Post office
- Sojitra
- Population (Census 2011)
- 6,640
- Population (projected 2026)
- 7,829
- Households
- 1,376
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 887
- Literacy rate
- 66.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Anand
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sojitra
- Member of Parliament
- Mitesh Patel
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Patel Vipulkumar Vinubhai
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Hasmukhbhai Patel
- Block / Mandal
- Matar
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View all 48+ →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, 2026-09-22
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)