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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
hiraben gigala
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- LGD code
- 513470
- Pincode
- 361335
- Post office
- Dwarka
- Population
- 11,955
- Households
- 1,901
- Literacy rate
- 40.1%
- Sex ratio
- 949 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,790
Census 2011 · in context
How Varavala compares
By population, Varavala ranks #1 of 39 villages in Okhamandal mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
40.1%
−5.7% vs mandal average
- Varavala
- 40.1%
- Okhamandal mandal
- 45.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
949
−7 vs mandal average
- Varavala
- 949
- Okhamandal mandal
- 956
Household size
people per home
6.3
+0.7 vs mandal average
- Varavala
- 6.3
- Okhamandal mandal
- 5.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Varavala at a glance
Varavala is a village of 11,955 people in 1,901 households (Census 2011) in Okhamandal taluka, Devbhumi Dwarka district, Gujarat, the largest of 39 villages in Okhamandal taluka. Literacy is 40%, 6 points below the taluka average of 46% and the sex ratio is 949 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 361335, served by Dwarka post office; the LGD village code is 513470. The sarpanch is hiraben gigala, and the village votes in Dwarka assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pabubha Virambha Manek. The population is estimated at 14,095 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Varavala
- 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
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DWARKA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 145
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- VARAVALA
- Total area (ha)
- 2,945.37
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 45
- Forest area (ha)
- 86.05
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Varavala
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Varavala
- LGD code
- 513470
- Pincode
- 361335
- Post office
- Dwarka
- Population (Census 2011)
- 11,955
- Population (projected 2026)
- 14,095
- Households
- 1,901
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 949
- Literacy rate
- 40.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jamnagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dwarka
- Member of Parliament
- Poonamben Maadam
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pabubha Virambha Manek
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- hiraben gigala
- Block / Mandal
- Okhamandal
- Nearest police station
- Meghpar Police Station (78.2 km)
- Nearest PHC
- Siddhi Cinic (84.7 km)
- Nearest bank
- ICICI (105.2 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Moti Khawdi (83.5 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 361335
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View all 44+ →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, 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)