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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Jayntibhai shivabhai rathod
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- LGD code
- 521940
- Pincode
- 392155
- Post office
- Kora (Bharuch)
- Population
- 519
- Households
- 108
- Literacy rate
- 60.7%
- Sex ratio
- 867 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 256
Census 2011 · in context
How Mahapara compares
By population, Mahapara ranks #62 of 81 villages in Jambusar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.7%
−7.1% vs mandal average
- Mahapara
- 60.7%
- Jambusar mandal
- 67.8%
- Bharuch district
- 72.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
867
−55 vs mandal average
- Mahapara
- 867
- Jambusar mandal
- 922
Household size
people per home
4.8
Same as the mandal average
- Mahapara
- 4.8
- Jambusar mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mahapara at a glance
Mahapara is a village of 519 people in 108 households (Census 2011) in Jambusar taluka, Bharuch district, Gujarat, the 62nd-largest of 81 villages in Jambusar taluka. Literacy is 61%, 7 points below the taluka average of 68% and the sex ratio is 867 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 392155, served by Kora (Bharuch) post office; the LGD village code is 521940. The sarpanch is Jayntibhai shivabhai rathod, and the village votes in Dholka assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kiritsinh Dabhi. The population is estimated at 612 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mahapara
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- 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
- 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
- JAMBUSAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 3
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 53
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KUNDHAL
- Total area (ha)
- 298.16
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 20
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mahapara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Mahapara
- LGD code
- 521940
- Pincode
- 392155
- Post office
- Kora (Bharuch)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 519
- Population (projected 2026)
- 612
- Households
- 108
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 867
- Literacy rate
- 60.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kheda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dholka
- Member of Parliament
- Devusinh Chauhan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kiritsinh Dabhi
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Jayntibhai shivabhai rathod
- Block / Mandal
- Jambusar
- Nearest railway station
- Arnej (8.3 km)
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)