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- LGD code
- 510372
- Pincode
- 383350
- Post office
- Meghraj
- Population
- 3,375
- Households
- 610
- Literacy rate
- 58%
- Sex ratio
- 1042 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,300
Census 2011 · in context
How Zarda compares
By population, Zarda ranks #5 of 128 villages in Meghraj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.0%
+0.3% vs mandal average
- Zarda
- 58.0%
- Meghraj mandal
- 57.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,042
+74 vs mandal average
- Zarda
- 1,042
- Meghraj mandal
- 968
Household size
people per home
5.5
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Zarda
- 5.5
- Meghraj mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Zarda at a glance
Zarda is a village of 3,375 people in 610 households (Census 2011) in Meghraj taluka, Arvalli district, Gujarat, the 5th-largest of 128 villages in Meghraj taluka. Literacy is 58%, about the same as the taluka average, and the sex ratio is 1,042 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 383350, served by Meghraj post office; the LGD village code is 510372. The village votes in Prantij assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gajendrasinh Udesinh Parmar. The population is estimated at 3,979 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Zarda →
Key facts — Zarda
- LGD code
- 510372
- Pincode
- 383350
- Post office
- Meghraj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,375
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,979
- Households
- 610
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1042
- Literacy rate
- 58.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sabarkantha
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Prantij
- Member of Parliament
- Shobhanaben Baraiya
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Gajendrasinh Udesinh Parmar
- Block / Mandal
- Meghraj
- Nearest railway station
- Khari Amrapur (14.7 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 383350
Other villages in Meghraj mandal
View all 60+ →- Panchal
- Kunol
- Banthivada (Ajuhirola)
- Bhemapur
- Sangal
- Jamgadh
- Limbodara (Ramgadhi)
- Rellavada
- Panibar
- Belyo
- Mudshi
- Mahudi
- Moti Panduli
- Kaliya Kuva
- Dachka
- Navagam (Kasana)
- Lalodiya
- Kadvadi
- Isari
- Bhuval
- Ged
- Moti Mori
- Chhikari
- Palla (Bhemapur)
- Damorna Dhundha
- Chhitadara
- Kantalu
- Banthivada Lalakumpa
- Bhutiya
- Royaniya
- Ghorvada
- Odha (Kasana)
- Dhandhiya
- Rayavada
- Iploda
- Vaiya
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)