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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
hiteshbhai madhavjibhai dalsaniya
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- LGD code
- 513737
- Pincode
- 361210
- Post office
- Dhrol
- Population
- 2,139
- Households
- 403
- Literacy rate
- 62.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1029 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 853
- Distance to district centre
- 31 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 33 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 245 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 467 km
- Nearest railway station
- Jam Wanthali · 14 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Higora Hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Soyal compares
By population, Soyal ranks #4 of 41 villages in Dhrol mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.3%
−2.4% vs mandal average
- Soyal
- 62.3%
- Dhrol mandal
- 64.7%
- Jamnagar district
- 64.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,029
+77 vs mandal average
- Soyal
- 1,029
- Dhrol mandal
- 952
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Soyal
- 5.3
- Dhrol mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Soyal at a glance
Soyal is a village of 2,139 people in 403 households (Census 2011) in Dhrol taluka, Jamnagar district, Gujarat, the 4th-largest of 41 villages in Dhrol taluka. Literacy is 62%, 2 points below the taluka average of 65% and the sex ratio is 1,029 women per 1,000 men. It lies 31 km from the Jamnagar district centre, 16 km from Jodiya, the nearest town, 14 km from Jam Wanthali railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 361210, served by Dhrol post office; the LGD village code is 513737. The nearest hospital or health centre is Higora Hospital, 6 km away. The sarpanch is hiteshbhai madhavjibhai dalsaniya, and the village votes in Tankara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Durlabhjibhai Harakhjibhai Dethariya. The population is estimated at 2,522 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Soyal
- 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
- 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
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DHROL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 6
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 31
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SOYAL
- Total area (ha)
- 1,386.66
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 811.67
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Soyal
- LGD code
- 513737
- Pincode
- 361210
- Post office
- Dhrol
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,139
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,522
- Households
- 403
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1029
- Literacy rate
- 62.3%
- Coordinates
- 22.55381°N, 70.35539°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Rajkot
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tankara
- Member of Parliament
- Parshottam Rupala
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Durlabhjibhai Harakhjibhai Dethariya
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- hiteshbhai madhavjibhai dalsaniya
- Block / Mandal
- Dhrol
Getting there
How to reach Soyal
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar245 kmcapital
- Mumbai467 km
- Delhi962 km
- Hyderabad1026 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationJam Wanthali14 km
- Bus stopDhrol Bus Station6 km
- Hospital / PHCHigora Hospital6 km
- ATM / bankThe Commercial Co-operative Bank30 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum7 km
- CollegeG M Patel Girls School & Collage5 km
- Police stationDhrol Police Station6 km
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View all 41+ →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, 2026-09-08
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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