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- LGD code
- 507059
- Pincode
- 370655
- Post office
- Naliya
- Population
- 642
- Households
- 149
- Literacy rate
- 35%
- Sex ratio
- 1032 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 231
- Distance to district centre
- 172 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 107 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 417 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 660 km
- Nearest railway station
- Naliya · 35 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sanghi Hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Golay compares
By population, Golay ranks #55 of 136 villages in Abdasa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
35.0%
−21.6% vs mandal average
- Golay
- 35.0%
- Abdasa mandal
- 56.6%
- Kachchh district
- 59.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,032
+117 vs mandal average
- Golay
- 1,032
- Abdasa mandal
- 915
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.6 vs mandal average
- Golay
- 4.3
- Abdasa mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Golay at a glance
Golay is a village of 642 people in 149 households (Census 2011) in Abdasa taluka, Kachchh district, Gujarat, the 55th-largest of 136 villages in Abdasa taluka. Literacy is 35%, 22 points below the taluka average of 57% and the sex ratio is 1,032 women per 1,000 men. It lies 172 km from the Kachchh district centre, 35 km from Naliya railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 370655, served by Naliya post office; the LGD village code is 507059. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sanghi Hospital, 6 km away. The village votes in Mandvi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Aniruddha Bhailal Dave. The population is estimated at 757 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Golay
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- 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
- No
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BHUJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 135
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 135
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 57
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GOLAY
- Total area (ha)
- 2,377.28
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 1,098.24
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Golay
- LGD code
- 507059
- Pincode
- 370655
- Post office
- Naliya
- Population (Census 2011)
- 642
- Population (projected 2026)
- 757
- Households
- 149
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1032
- Literacy rate
- 35.0%
- Coordinates
- 23.44720°N, 68.56237°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kachchh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mandvi
- Member of Parliament
- Vinodbhai Chavda
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Aniruddha Bhailal Dave
- Block / Mandal
- Abdasa
- Nearest PHC
- Life Care Clinic (88.4 km)
- Nearest railway station
- West Port (127.0 km)
Getting there
How to reach Golay
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar417 kmcapital
- Mumbai660 km
- Delhi1037 km
- Hyderabad1234 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNaliya35 km
- Hospital / PHCSanghi Hospital6 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 370655
Villages near Golay
Other villages in Abdasa mandal
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- Jakhau
- Bhanada
- Vayor
- Mothala
- Vinjhan
- Suthari
- Dumra
- Varadiya
- Tera
- Ber Moti
- Rampar
- Sandhan
- Khirsara(Kothara)
- Naredi
- Bitta
- Nundhatad
- Lala
- Vanku
- Khirsara (Vinjhan)
- Gadhvala Vada
- Sudadhro Moti
- Jana-Kosa
- Charopdi Moti
- Reladiya Manjal
- Rava
- Butta (Abdawali)
- Bandiya
- Arikhana
- Raydhanjar
- Vadapaddhar
- Vagapaddhar
- Dhufi Moti
- Prajau
- Lathedi
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)