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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ASHVIN GANGANI
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- LGD code
- 516636
- Pincode
- 364140
- Post office
- Talaja
- Population
- 2,019
- Households
- 338
- Literacy rate
- 62.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1005 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,222
Census 2011 · in context
How Sakhvadar compares
By population, Sakhvadar ranks #49 of 113 villages in Talaja mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.2%
+3.4% vs mandal average
- Sakhvadar
- 62.2%
- Talaja mandal
- 58.8%
- Bhavnagar district
- 65.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,005
+50 vs mandal average
- Sakhvadar
- 1,005
- Talaja mandal
- 955
Household size
people per home
6.0
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Sakhvadar
- 6.0
- Talaja mandal
- 5.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sakhvadar at a glance
Sakhvadar is a village of 2,019 people in 338 households (Census 2011) in Talaja taluka, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, the 49th-largest of 113 villages in Talaja taluka. Literacy is 62%, 3 points above the taluka average of 59% and the sex ratio is 1,005 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 364140, served by Talaja post office; the LGD village code is 516636. The sarpanch is ASHVIN GANGANI, and the village votes in Palitana assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bhikhabhai Ravajibhai Baraiya. The population is estimated at 2,380 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sakhvadar
- 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
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- TALAJA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 62
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SAKHVADAR
- Total area (ha)
- 716.86
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 413.37
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sakhvadar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sakhvadar
- LGD code
- 516636
- Pincode
- 364140
- Post office
- Talaja
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,019
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,380
- Households
- 338
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1005
- Literacy rate
- 62.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bhavnagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Palitana
- Member of Parliament
- Nimuben Bambhaniya
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bhikhabhai Ravajibhai Baraiya
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ASHVIN GANGANI
- Block / Mandal
- Talaja
- Nearest PHC
- Pinakin Clinic (11.2 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Madhada (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, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)