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- LGD code
- 510324
- Pincode
- 383251
- Post office
- Lusadia
- Population
- 883
- Households
- 178
- Literacy rate
- 60.2%
- Sex ratio
- 989 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 515
Census 2011 · in context
How Patelna Chhapra compares
By population, Patelna Chhapra ranks #70 of 128 villages in Meghraj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.2%
+2.5% vs mandal average
- Patelna Chhapra
- 60.2%
- Meghraj mandal
- 57.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
989
+21 vs mandal average
- Patelna Chhapra
- 989
- Meghraj mandal
- 968
Household size
people per home
5.0
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Patelna Chhapra
- 5.0
- Meghraj mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Patelna Chhapra at a glance
Patelna Chhapra is a village of 883 people in 178 households (Census 2011) in Meghraj taluka, Arvalli district, Gujarat, the 70th-largest of 128 villages in Meghraj taluka. Literacy is 60%, 3 points above the taluka average of 58% and the sex ratio is 989 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 383251, served by Lusadia post office; the LGD village code is 510324. The sarpanch is sarpanch, and the village votes in Prantij assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gajendrasinh Udesinh Parmar. The population is estimated at 1,041 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Patelna Chhapra
- 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
- 2
- 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
- MEGHRAJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 69
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- ISARI
- Total area (ha)
- 261.59
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 139
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Patelna Chhapra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Patelna Chhapra
- LGD code
- 510324
- Pincode
- 383251
- Post office
- Lusadia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 883
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,041
- Households
- 178
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 989
- Literacy rate
- 60.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sabarkantha
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Prantij
- Member of Parliament
- Shobhanaben Baraiya
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Gajendrasinh Udesinh Parmar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- sarpanch
- Block / Mandal
- Meghraj
- Nearest railway station
- Khari Amrapur (14.7 km)
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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, 2026-05-14
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- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)