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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
vasantben madhubhai boricha
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- LGD code
- 515689
- Pincode
- 365640
- Post office
- Dhari
- Population
- 227
- Households
- 42
- Literacy rate
- 53.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1064 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 86
Census 2011 · in context
How Bharad compares
By population, Bharad ranks #73 of 77 villages in Dhari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.7%
−13.0% vs mandal average
- Bharad
- 53.7%
- Dhari mandal
- 66.7%
- Amreli district
- 65.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,064
+102 vs mandal average
- Bharad
- 1,064
- Dhari mandal
- 962
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Bharad
- 5.4
- Dhari mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bharad at a glance
Bharad is a village of 227 people in 42 households (Census 2011) in Dhari taluka, Amreli district, Gujarat, the 73rd-largest of 77 villages in Dhari taluka. Literacy is 54%, 13 points below the taluka average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,064 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 365640, served by Dhari post office; the LGD village code is 515689. The sarpanch is vasantben madhubhai boricha, and the village votes in Lathi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Janakbhai Talaviya. The population is estimated at 268 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bharad
- 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
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHALALA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 21
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 55
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- AMBARDI
- Total area (ha)
- 656.69
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 225.5
- Forest area (ha)
- 227.16
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bharad
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bharad
- LGD code
- 515689
- Pincode
- 365640
- Post office
- Dhari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 227
- Population (projected 2026)
- 268
- Households
- 42
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1064
- Literacy rate
- 53.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Amreli
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Lathi
- Member of Parliament
- Bharatbhai Sutariya
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Janakbhai Talaviya
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- vasantben madhubhai boricha
- Block / Mandal
- Dhari
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- 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, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)