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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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- LGD code
- 507883
- Pincode
- 385110
- Post office
- Ambaji
- Population
- 530
- Households
- 79
- Literacy rate
- 47.9%
- Sex ratio
- 992 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 157
Census 2011 · in context
How Sarakala compares
By population, Sarakala ranks #127 of 184 villages in Danta mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.9%
−0.9% vs mandal average
- Sarakala
- 47.9%
- Danta mandal
- 48.8%
- Banas Kantha district
- 54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
992
+33 vs mandal average
- Sarakala
- 992
- Danta mandal
- 959
Household size
people per home
6.7
+0.9 vs mandal average
- Sarakala
- 6.7
- Danta mandal
- 5.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sarakala at a glance
Sarakala is a village of 530 people in 79 households (Census 2011) in Danta taluka, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, the 127th-largest of 184 villages in Danta taluka. Literacy is 48%, about the same as the taluka average of 49% and the sex ratio is 992 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 385110, served by Ambaji post office; the LGD village code is 507883. The village votes in Visnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rushikesh Ganeshbhai Patel. The population is estimated at 625 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bamnoj →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarakala · this village | 530 | 48% | — |
| Dhrangivas · Danta | 1,533 | 49% | — |
| Bamnoj · Danta | 855 | 63% | — |
| Vadnal · Danta | 352 | 53% | — |
| Khokhariyavas · Danta | 154 | 38% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sarakala
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- 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
- 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
- AMBAJI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 38
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 78
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 38
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BAMNOJ
- Total area (ha)
- 85.93
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 16
- Forest area (ha)
- 36
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sarakala
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sarakala
- LGD code
- 507883
- Pincode
- 385110
- Post office
- Ambaji
- Population (Census 2011)
- 530
- Population (projected 2026)
- 625
- Households
- 79
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 992
- Literacy rate
- 47.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mahesana
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Visnagar
- Member of Parliament
- Haribhai Patel
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rushikesh Ganeshbhai Patel
- Block / Mandal
- Danta
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 385110
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Sarakala
Other villages in Danta mandal
View all 60+ →- Danta
- Navavas (Danta)
- Ranpur
- Jasvantgadh
- 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)