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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
patel sanjaykumar
Contact: 97****8099
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- LGD code
- 519321
- Pincode
- 389130
- Post office
- Piplod (Dahod)
- Population
- 2,894
- Households
- 536
- Literacy rate
- 59.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1024 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,613
Census 2011 · in context
How Machhelai compares
By population, Machhelai ranks #10 of 71 villages in Singvad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.4%
+8.2% vs mandal average
- Machhelai
- 59.4%
- Singvad mandal
- 51.2%
- Dahod district
- 47.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,024
+21 vs mandal average
- Machhelai
- 1,024
- Singvad mandal
- 1,003
Household size
people per home
5.4
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Machhelai
- 5.4
- Singvad mandal
- 5.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Machhelai at a glance
Machhelai is a village of 2,894 people in 536 households (Census 2011) in Singvad taluka, Dahod district, Gujarat, the 10th-largest of 71 villages in Singvad taluka. Literacy is 59%, 8 points above the taluka average of 51% and the sex ratio is 1,024 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 389130, served by Piplod (Dahod) post office; the LGD village code is 519321. The sarpanch is patel sanjaykumar , and the village votes in Limbdi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kiritsinh Jitubha Rana. The population is estimated at 3,412 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Machhelai →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machhelai · this village | 2,894 | 59% | — |
| Vanjhariya · Singvad | 980 | 55% | — |
| Humadpur · Singvad | 959 | 58% | — |
| Dhabudi · Singvad | 314 | 59% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Machhelai
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- 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
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- 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
- LIMKHEDA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MACHHELAI
- Total area (ha)
- 578.14
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 60
- Forest area (ha)
- 56.23
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Machhelai
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Machhelai
- LGD code
- 519321
- Pincode
- 389130
- Post office
- Piplod (Dahod)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,894
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,412
- Households
- 536
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1024
- Literacy rate
- 59.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Surendranagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Limbdi
- Member of Parliament
- Chandubhai Shihora
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kiritsinh Jitubha Rana
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- patel sanjaykumar
- Block / Mandal
- Singvad
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 389130
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Machhelai
Other villages in Singvad mandal
View all 60+ →- Methan
- Sudiya
- Vala Gota
- Singvad
- Tarmi
- Chhaparvad
- Chundadi
- Randhikpur
- Agara (Randhikpur)
- Mander
- Jamadra
- Nani Sanjeli
- Pipaliya
- Handi
- Pahad
- Dasa
- Malekpur
- Chhapri
- Sarjumi
- Surpur (Randhikpur)
- Singapur
- Kaliya Gota
- Nana Ambaliya
- Hirapur
- Munavani
- Rathodna Dungarpur
- Parmarna Dungarpur
- Dhamanbari
- Bhilpaniya
- Mota Ambaliya
- Zaliya Pada
- Patangadi
- Matana Palla
- Pisoi
- Bhutkhedi
- Toyani
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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)