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- LGD code
- 507817
- Pincode
- 385110
- Post office
- Ambaji
- Population
- 325
- Households
- 51
- Literacy rate
- 16.3%
- Sex ratio
- 958 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 185
Census 2011 · in context
How Dabhchatra compares
By population, Dabhchatra ranks #158 of 184 villages in Danta mandal.
Literacy rate
%
16.3%
−32.5% vs mandal average
- Dabhchatra
- 16.3%
- Danta mandal
- 48.8%
- Banas Kantha district
- 54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
958
−1 vs mandal average
- Dabhchatra
- 958
- Danta mandal
- 959
Household size
people per home
6.4
+0.6 vs mandal average
- Dabhchatra
- 6.4
- Danta mandal
- 5.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dabhchatra at a glance
Dabhchatra is a village of 325 people in 51 households (Census 2011) in Danta taluka, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, the 158th-largest of 184 villages in Danta taluka. Literacy is 16%, 33 points below the taluka average of 49% and the sex ratio is 958 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 385110, served by Ambaji post office; the LGD village code is 507817. The village votes in Visnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rushikesh Ganeshbhai Patel. The population is estimated at 383 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sembalpani →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dabhchatra · this village | 325 | 16% | — |
| Sembalpani · Danta | 1,406 | 28% | — |
| Viramveri · Danta | 993 | 28% | — |
| Amblimal · Danta | 428 | 26% | — |
| Naivada · Danta | 360 | 39% | — |
| Ghodatankani · Danta | 277 | 14% | — |
| Kengora · Danta | 261 | 36% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dabhchatra
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- 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
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- AMBAJI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 55
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 39
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SEMBALPANI
- Total area (ha)
- 427.27
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 18
- Forest area (ha)
- 396
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dabhchatra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dabhchatra
- LGD code
- 507817
- Pincode
- 385110
- Post office
- Ambaji
- Population (Census 2011)
- 325
- Population (projected 2026)
- 383
- Households
- 51
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 958
- Literacy rate
- 16.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mahesana
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Visnagar
- Member of Parliament
- Haribhai Patel
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rushikesh Ganeshbhai Patel
- Block / Mandal
- Danta
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Other villages in Danta mandal
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- Kumbhariya
- Khandhora
- Hadad
- Kunvarsi
- Dalpura
- Sandhosi
- Pipalavali Vav
- Kesarpura
- Jamru
- Punjpur
- Motasada
- Jetvas
- Mankdi
- Kansa
- Rangpur
- Rani Umbari
- Aderan (Mankadi)
- Jitpur
- Gangva
- Ratanpur
- Bordiyala
- Kukadi
- Chhota Bamodara
- Khermal
- Bhadramal
- Vijalasan
- Panchha
- Mota Pipodara
- Toraniya
- Dhareda
- Kanabiyavas
- Jodhsar
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)