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- LGD code
- 507865
- Pincode
- 385120
- Post office
- Danta Bhavangadh
- Population
- 1,472
- Households
- 304
- Literacy rate
- 67.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1008 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 758
- Distance to district centre
- 48 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 33 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 8 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 469 km
- Nearest railway station
- Randheja · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sheth N.N Saravajanik Hospital · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Pethapur compares
By population, Pethapur ranks #47 of 184 villages in Danta mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.8%
+19.0% vs mandal average
- Pethapur
- 67.8%
- Danta mandal
- 48.8%
- Banas Kantha district
- 54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,008
+49 vs mandal average
- Pethapur
- 1,008
- Danta mandal
- 959
Household size
people per home
4.8
−1.0 vs mandal average
- Pethapur
- 4.8
- Danta mandal
- 5.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pethapur at a glance
Pethapur is a village of 1,472 people in 304 households (Census 2011) in Danta taluka, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, the 47th-largest of 184 villages in Danta taluka. Literacy is 68%, 19 points above the taluka average of 49% and the sex ratio is 1,008 women per 1,000 men. It lies 48 km from the Banas Kantha district centre, 0 km from Randheja, the nearest town, under 1 km from Randheja railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 385120, served by Danta Bhavangadh post office; the LGD village code is 507865. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sheth N.N Saravajanik Hospital, <1 km away. The sarpanch is Sarpanch, and the village votes in Visnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rushikesh Ganeshbhai Patel. The population is estimated at 1,735 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pethapur
- 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
- 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
- PALANPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 39
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 39
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PETHAPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 284.21
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 135
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pethapur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pethapur
- LGD code
- 507865
- Pincode
- 385120
- Post office
- Danta Bhavangadh
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,472
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,735
- Households
- 304
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1008
- Literacy rate
- 67.8%
- Coordinates
- 23.29080°N, 72.63860°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mahesana
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Visnagar
- Member of Parliament
- Haribhai Patel
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rushikesh Ganeshbhai Patel
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Sarpanch
- Block / Mandal
- Danta
Getting there
How to reach Pethapur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar8 kmcapital
- Mumbai469 km
- Delhi748 km
- Hyderabad896 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRandheja<1 km
- Bus stopPathikashram8 km
- Hospital / PHCSheth N.N Saravajanik Hospital<1 km
- ATM / bankIndusInd Bank8 km
- Petrol pumphi petrol pump8 km
- CollegeCentral University of Gujarat6 km
- Police stationKalol police station15 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Pethapur
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)