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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 of 58% 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.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Zarda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- 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
- 5
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MEGHRAJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 7
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 80
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- ZARDA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,205.44
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 150
- Forest area (ha)
- 412
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Zarda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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
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Other villages in Meghraj mandal
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- 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)