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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
rathva arvindbhai
Contact: 81****2730
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- LGD code
- 520395
- Pincode
- 391170
- Post office
- Kawant
- Population
- 1,291
- Households
- 262
- Literacy rate
- 60.8%
- Sex ratio
- 871 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 861
Census 2011 · in context
How Bagaliya compares
By population, Bagaliya ranks #70 of 132 villages in Kavant mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.8%
+24.4% vs mandal average
- Bagaliya
- 60.8%
- Kavant mandal
- 36.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
871
−120 vs mandal average
- Bagaliya
- 871
- Kavant mandal
- 991
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.8 vs mandal average
- Bagaliya
- 4.9
- Kavant mandal
- 5.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bagaliya at a glance
Bagaliya is a village of 1,291 people in 262 households (Census 2011) in Kavant taluka, Chhotaudepur district, Gujarat, the 70th-largest of 132 villages in Kavant taluka. Literacy is 61%, 24 points above the taluka average of 36% and the sex ratio is 871 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 391170, served by Kawant post office; the LGD village code is 520395. The sarpanch is rathva arvindbhai , and the village votes in Ankleshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ishwarsinh Thakorbhai Patel. The population is estimated at 1,522 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bagaliya
- 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
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- CHHOTA UDAIPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 21
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 109
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 21
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- LALPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 343.71
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 57.02
- Forest area (ha)
- 34.4
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bagaliya
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bagaliya
- LGD code
- 520395
- Pincode
- 391170
- Post office
- Kawant
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,291
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,522
- Households
- 262
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 871
- Literacy rate
- 60.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bharuch
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ankleshwar
- Member of Parliament
- Mansukhbhai Vasava
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ishwarsinh Thakorbhai Patel
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- rathva arvindbhai
- Block / Mandal
- Kavant
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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
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