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- LGD code
- 510884
- Pincode
- 383310
- Post office
- Dhansura
- Population
- 461
- Households
- 94
- Literacy rate
- 66.4%
- Sex ratio
- 970 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 249
Census 2011 · in context
How Poyda compares
By population, Poyda ranks #56 of 72 villages in Dhansura mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.4%
+0.7% vs mandal average
- Poyda
- 66.4%
- Dhansura mandal
- 65.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
970
+44 vs mandal average
- Poyda
- 970
- Dhansura mandal
- 926
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Poyda
- 4.9
- Dhansura mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Poyda at a glance
Poyda is a village of 461 people in 94 households (Census 2011) in Dhansura taluka, Arvalli district, Gujarat, the 56th-largest of 72 villages in Dhansura taluka. Literacy is 66%, about the same as the taluka average of 66% and the sex ratio is 970 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 383310, served by Dhansura post office; the LGD village code is 510884. The village votes in Mehmedabad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arjunsinh Udesinh Chauhan. The population is estimated at 544 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Poyda
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MODASA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 30
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- HIRAPUR KAMPA
- Total area (ha)
- 203.95
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 72.46
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Poyda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Poyda
- LGD code
- 510884
- Pincode
- 383310
- Post office
- Dhansura
- Population (Census 2011)
- 461
- Population (projected 2026)
- 544
- Households
- 94
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 970
- Literacy rate
- 66.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kheda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mehmedabad
- Member of Parliament
- Devusinh Chauhan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Arjunsinh Udesinh Chauhan
- Block / Mandal
- Dhansura
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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