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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 506874
- Pincode
- 370105
- Post office
- Kukma
- Population
- 537
- Households
- 102
- Literacy rate
- 45.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1026 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 245
Census 2011 · in context
How Gandher compares
By population, Gandher ranks #99 of 159 villages in Bhuj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
45.6%
−4.7% vs mandal average
- Gandher
- 45.6%
- Bhuj mandal
- 50.3%
- Kachchh district
- 59.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,026
+62 vs mandal average
- Gandher
- 1,026
- Bhuj mandal
- 964
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.6 vs mandal average
- Gandher
- 5.3
- Bhuj mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gandher at a glance
Gandher is a village of 537 people in 102 households (Census 2011) in Bhuj taluka, Kachchh district, Gujarat, the 99th-largest of 159 villages in Bhuj taluka. Literacy is 46%, 5 points below the taluka average of 50% and the sex ratio is 1,026 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 370105, served by Kukma post office; the LGD village code is 506874. The sarpanch is abcbcbcb, and the village votes in Bhuj assembly constituency, represented by MLA Keshubhai Shivdas Patel. The population is estimated at 633 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gandher
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ANJAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 16
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHUBDAK
- Total area (ha)
- 1,712.18
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 236
- Forest area (ha)
- 118
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gandher
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gandher
- LGD code
- 506874
- Pincode
- 370105
- Post office
- Kukma
- Population (Census 2011)
- 537
- Population (projected 2026)
- 633
- Households
- 102
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1026
- Literacy rate
- 45.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kachchh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bhuj
- Member of Parliament
- Vinodbhai Chavda
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Keshubhai Shivdas Patel
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- abcbcbcb
- Block / Mandal
- Bhuj
- Nearest railway station
- Chirai (15.9 km)
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- 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, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)