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Monday, 14 September 2026
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Revenue village·Bodeli taluka·Chhotaudepur

Zand

Bodeli mandal
Pincode 391135
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Zand observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Gujarat.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temple in Bodeli mandal

The principal temple recorded for Bodeli mandal is Eben Ezer Church. Navagam. No temple of this dedication is on record within Zand itself.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 September
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
vinodbhai
Contact: 80****6151
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LGD code
520734
Pincode
391135
Post office
Bodeli
Population
297
Households
53
Literacy rate
42.1%
Sex ratio
833 ♀/1000♂
Workers
108
Census 2011 · in context

How Zand compares

By population, Zand ranks #135 of 150 villages in Bodeli mandal.

Literacy rate
%
42.1%
−16.4% vs mandal average
Zand
42.1%
Bodeli mandal
58.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
833
−108 vs mandal average
Zand
833
Bodeli mandal
941
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.6 vs mandal average
Zand
5.6
Bodeli mandal
5.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Zand at a glance

Zand is a village of 297 people in 53 households (Census 2011) in Bodeli taluka, Chhotaudepur district, Gujarat, the 135th-largest of 150 villages in Bodeli taluka. Literacy is 42%, 16 points below the taluka average of 59% and the sex ratio is 833 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 391135, served by Bodeli post office; the LGD village code is 520734. The sarpanch is vinodbhai , and the village votes in Mehmedabad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arjunsinh Udesinh Chauhan. The population is estimated at 350 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Naniraski

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Zand · this village29742%
Nani Raski · Bodeli1,04854%
Targol · Bodeli80153%
Bobdakuva · Bodeli49052%
Mota Raska · Bodeli29154%
Lanbhiya · Bodeli24236%
Kathiyari · Bodeli16350%

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Zand

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
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
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BODELI
Distance to nearest town (km)
19
Distance to district HQ (km)
90
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
45
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
NANI RASKI
Total area (ha)
412.22
Irrigated area (ha)
2
Forest area (ha)
353

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Zand

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Zand

LGD code
520734
Pincode
391135
Post office
Bodeli
Population (Census 2011)
297
Population (projected 2026)
350
Households
53
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
833
Literacy rate
42.1%
Lok Sabha constituency
Kheda
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mehmedabad
Member of Parliament
Devusinh Chauhan
Member of Legislative Assembly
Arjunsinh Udesinh Chauhan
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
vinodbhai
Block / Mandal
Bodeli
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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)
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