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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
bhil gopalbhai
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- LGD code
- 520601
- Pincode
- 391150
- Post office
- Naswadi
- Population
- 927
- Households
- 175
- Literacy rate
- 59.2%
- Sex ratio
- 888 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 603
Census 2011 · in context
How Kolu compares
By population, Kolu ranks #46 of 218 villages in Nasvadi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.2%
+11.7% vs mandal average
- Kolu
- 59.2%
- Nasvadi mandal
- 47.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
888
−86 vs mandal average
- Kolu
- 888
- Nasvadi mandal
- 974
Household size
people per home
5.3
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Kolu
- 5.3
- Nasvadi mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kolu at a glance
Kolu is a village of 927 people in 175 households (Census 2011) in Nasvadi taluka, Chhotaudepur district, Gujarat, the 46th-largest of 218 villages in Nasvadi taluka. Literacy is 59%, 12 points above the taluka average of 48% and the sex ratio is 888 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 391150, served by Naswadi post office; the LGD village code is 520601. The sarpanch is bhil gopalbhai, and the village votes in Vaghodia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dharmendrasinh Ranubha Vaghela (Bapu). The population is estimated at 1,093 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kolu
- 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
- 3
- 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
- NASVADI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 3.5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 90
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3.5
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PALA
- Total area (ha)
- 314.12
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 125.32
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kolu
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kolu
- LGD code
- 520601
- Pincode
- 391150
- Post office
- Naswadi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 927
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,093
- Households
- 175
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 888
- Literacy rate
- 59.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Vadodara
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Vaghodia
- Member of Parliament
- Hemang Joshi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dharmendrasinh Ranubha Vaghela (Bapu)
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- bhil gopalbhai
- Block / Mandal
- Nasvadi
- Nearest PHC
- Astitva Clinic (10.8 km)
- Nearest bank
- ICICI Bank (10.7 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Ajwa (4.7 km)
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Other villages in Nasvadi mandal
View all 60+ →- Kukarda
- Waghach
- Baroli
- Amroli
- Pala
- Sankal(Tankhala)
- Chametha
- Ratanpura
- Modhala
- Akona
- Navagam (Nani Navagami)
- Bhil Boriyad
- Zer
- Zarkhali
- Goyavant (Rengani)
- Jamli
- Bhaka
- Bagaliya
- Vankla
- Chhalvant
- Palasani
- Kaduli Mahudi
- Nani Kadai
- Jemalgadh
- Haripura (Nasvadi)
- Khapariya
- Dhamasiya
- Dharsimel
- Chhaktar Umarva
- Pochamba
- Dani
- Sodhaliya
- Vaguma
- Sengpur
- Haripura(Vadeshiya)
- Jitnagar
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)