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- LGD code
- 510212
- Pincode
- 383245
- Post office
- Bhiloda
- Population
- 654
- Households
- 132
- Literacy rate
- 66.4%
- Sex ratio
- 970 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 334
Census 2011 · in context
How Nava Bhetali compares
By population, Nava Bhetali ranks #113 of 145 villages in Bhiloda mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.4%
−0.8% vs mandal average
- Nava Bhetali
- 66.4%
- Bhiloda mandal
- 67.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
970
−12 vs mandal average
- Nava Bhetali
- 970
- Bhiloda mandal
- 982
Household size
people per home
5.0
Same as the mandal average
- Nava Bhetali
- 5.0
- Bhiloda mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nava Bhetali at a glance
Nava Bhetali is a village of 654 people in 132 households (Census 2011) in Bhiloda taluka, Arvalli district, Gujarat, the 113th-largest of 145 villages in Bhiloda taluka. Literacy is 66%, about the same as the taluka average of 67% and the sex ratio is 970 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 383245, served by Bhiloda post office; the LGD village code is 510212. The sarpanch is SARPANCH, and the village votes in Wadhwan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jagdishbhai Prabhubhai Makwana. The population is estimated at 771 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Nava Bhetali
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BHILODA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BHETALI
- Total area (ha)
- 191.56
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 160.84
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Nava Bhetali
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Nava Bhetali
- LGD code
- 510212
- Pincode
- 383245
- Post office
- Bhiloda
- Population (Census 2011)
- 654
- Population (projected 2026)
- 771
- Households
- 132
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 970
- Literacy rate
- 66.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Surendranagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Wadhwan
- Member of Parliament
- Chandubhai Shihora
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jagdishbhai Prabhubhai Makwana
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SARPANCH
- Block / Mandal
- Bhiloda
- Nearest railway station
- Katuda (10.1 km)
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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
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