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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
rajeshbhai s pavar
Contact: 94****4532
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- LGD code
- 522640
- Pincode
- 394730
- Post office
- Waghai
- Population
- 1,530
- Households
- 314
- Literacy rate
- 58%
- Sex ratio
- 925 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 929
Census 2011 · in context
How Chikar (Jhavdasaja) compares
By population, Chikar (Jhavdasaja) ranks #3 of 95 villages in Waghai mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.0%
−6.2% vs mandal average
- Chikar (Jhavdasaja)
- 58.0%
- Waghai mandal
- 64.2%
- Dangs district
- 61.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
925
−65 vs mandal average
- Chikar (Jhavdasaja)
- 925
- Waghai mandal
- 990
Household size
people per home
4.9
Same as the mandal average
- Chikar (Jhavdasaja)
- 4.9
- Waghai mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chikar (Jhavdasaja) at a glance
Chikar (Jhavdasaja) is a village of 1,530 people in 314 households (Census 2011) in Waghai taluka, Dangs district, Gujarat, the 3rd-largest of 95 villages in Waghai taluka. Literacy is 58%, 6 points below the taluka average of 64% and the sex ratio is 925 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 394730, served by Waghai post office; the LGD village code is 522640. The sarpanch is rajeshbhai s pavar. The population is estimated at 1,804 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chikar (Jhavdasaja) →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikar (Jhavdasaja) · this village | 1,530 | 58% | — |
| Dhodhalpada · Waghai | 780 | 53% | — |
| Kosimpatal · Waghai | 319 | 56% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chikar (Jhavdasaja)
- 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
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- 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
- VYARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 42
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 42
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHIKAR
- Total area (ha)
- 631.84
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 20
- Forest area (ha)
- 253.6
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chikar (Jhavdasaja)
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chikar (Jhavdasaja)
- LGD code
- 522640
- Pincode
- 394730
- Post office
- Waghai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,530
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,804
- Households
- 314
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 925
- Literacy rate
- 58.0%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- rajeshbhai s pavar
- Block / Mandal
- Waghai
- Nearest PHC
- Sai Nursing Home, Dang (29.5 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Waghai (31.4 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 394730
- SamgahanAhwa mandal2,275 pop
- JhavdaWaghai mandal1,258 pop
- DagadiambaWaghai mandal1,135 pop
- BhadarpadaWaghai mandal1,122 pop
- Barda (Manmodisaja)Waghai mandal1,052 pop
- NadakchondWaghai mandal1,049 pop
- BarkhandhiaWaghai mandal1,037 pop
- KoylipadaWaghai mandal1,031 pop
- Borigaotha (Waghaisaja)Waghai mandal989 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Chikar (Jhavdasaja)
Other villages in Waghai mandal
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- Kalibel
- Bhenskatri
- Jhavda
- Sakarpatal
- Chichinagaontha
- Dagadiamba
- Khatal
- Bhadarpada
- Sarwar
- Barda (Manmodisaja)
- Nadakchond
- Barkhandhia
- Koylipada
- Borigaotha (Waghaisaja)
- Daguniya
- Ambapada (Vaghai)
- Rambhas
- Dagadpada
- Jhariya (Dungarda)
- Dokpatal
- Murambi
- Ghodi
- Shivarimal
- Gundvahal
- Bhalkhet
- Mota Malunga
- Lavaria
- Kudkas
- Susarda
- Uga(Rambhasaja)
- Dhodhalpada
- Borpada
- Barda
- Kakarda
- Silotmal
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)