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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
bhil jaydipbhai
Contact: 78****5738
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- LGD code
- 520516
- Pincode
- 391150
- Post office
- Naswadi
- Population
- 539
- Households
- 117
- Literacy rate
- 80%
- Sex ratio
- 960 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 186
Census 2011 · in context
How Kothiya compares
By population, Kothiya ranks #122 of 218 villages in Nasvadi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
80.0%
+32.5% vs mandal average
- Kothiya
- 80.0%
- Nasvadi mandal
- 47.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
960
−14 vs mandal average
- Kothiya
- 960
- Nasvadi mandal
- 974
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.8 vs mandal average
- Kothiya
- 4.6
- Nasvadi mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kothiya at a glance
Kothiya is a village of 539 people in 117 households (Census 2011) in Nasvadi taluka, Chhotaudepur district, Gujarat, the 122nd-largest of 218 villages in Nasvadi taluka. Literacy is 80%, 33 points above the taluka average of 48% and the sex ratio is 960 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 391150, served by Naswadi post office; the LGD village code is 520516. The sarpanch is bhil jaydipbhai , and the village votes in Vaghodia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dharmendrasinh Ranubha Vaghela (Bapu). The population is estimated at 635 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kothiya
- 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
- 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
- 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
- NASVADI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 90
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KOTHIYA
- Total area (ha)
- 371.45
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 302
- Forest area (ha)
- 21.22
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kothiya
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kothiya
- LGD code
- 520516
- Pincode
- 391150
- Post office
- Naswadi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 539
- Population (projected 2026)
- 635
- Households
- 117
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 960
- Literacy rate
- 80.0%
- 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 jaydipbhai
- 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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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)