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- LGD code
- 514887
- Pincode
- 362255
- Post office
- Sherbaug
- Population
- 7,301
- Households
- 1,403
- Literacy rate
- 67.1%
- Sex ratio
- 937 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,950
- Distance to district centre
- 118 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 72 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 341 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 348 km
- Nearest railway station
- Chorwad Road · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Pruthviraj Hospital · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Gadu compares
By population, Gadu ranks #3 of 67 villages in Malia Hatina mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.1%
+0.7% vs mandal average
- Gadu
- 67.1%
- Malia Hatina mandal
- 66.4%
- Junagadh district
- 67.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
937
−13 vs mandal average
- Gadu
- 937
- Malia Hatina mandal
- 950
Household size
people per home
5.2
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Gadu
- 5.2
- Malia Hatina mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gadu at a glance
Gadu is a village of 7,301 people in 1,403 households (Census 2011) in Malia Hatina taluka, Junagadh district, Gujarat, the 3rd-largest of 67 villages in Malia Hatina taluka. Literacy is 67%, about the same as the taluka average of 66% and the sex ratio is 937 women per 1,000 men. It lies 118 km from the Junagadh district centre, 34 km from Mendarda, the nearest town, under 1 km from Chorwad Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 362255, served by Sherbaug post office; the LGD village code is 514887. The nearest hospital or health centre is Pruthviraj Hospital, <1 km away. The village votes in Visavadar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bhupendrabhai Gandubhai Bhayani. The population is estimated at 8,608 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gadu
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- 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
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- Yes
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- 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
- CHORVAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 68
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GADU
- Total area (ha)
- 614.26
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 364.22
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gadu
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Key facts — Gadu
- LGD code
- 514887
- Pincode
- 362255
- Post office
- Sherbaug
- Population (Census 2011)
- 7,301
- Population (projected 2026)
- 8,608
- Households
- 1,403
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 937
- Literacy rate
- 67.1%
- Coordinates
- 21.05351°N, 70.28989°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Junagadh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Visavadar
- Member of Parliament
- Rajesh Chudasama
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bhupendrabhai Gandubhai Bhayani
- Block / Mandal
- Malia Hatina
- Nearest PHC
- Dr. Thummar Clinic (58.4 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Juni Chavand (55.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Gadu
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar341 kmcapital
- Mumbai348 km
- Hyderabad952 km
- Delhi1092 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationChorwad Road<1 km
- Bus stopSomanath Bus Stand22 km
- Hospital / PHCPruthviraj Hospital<1 km
- ATM / bankBank of Baroda18 km
- Petrol pumpHP petrol pump18 km
- CollegeSaurabh Arts College1 km
- Police stationVeraval Tower Police station18 km
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Gadu
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- 🎓Saurabh Arts CollegeCollege1.4 km ↗
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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