Payarko village, Bhuj taluka | Pincode 370030

Represented by

Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)

Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

Full profile →

Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat

VIJUBEN HIRABHAI RABARI

Contact: 95****9377

Spotted a stale sarpanch record? Sign in and a verified resident of Payarko can update it.

LGD code: 506860
Pincode: 370030
Post office: Mankuwa
Population: 141
Households: 24
Literacy rate: 70.2%
Sex ratio: 1203 ♀/1000♂
Workers: 69

Census 2011 · in context

How Payarko compares

By population, Payarko ranks #135 of 159 villages in Bhuj mandal.

Literacy rate

70.2%

+19.9% vs mandal average

Payarko: 70.2%
Bhuj mandal: 50.3%
Kachchh district: 59.9%

Sex ratio

♀ per 1000 ♂

1,203

+239 vs mandal average

Payarko: 1,203
Bhuj mandal: 964

Household size

people per home

5.9

+1.2 vs mandal average

Payarko: 5.9
Bhuj mandal: 4.7

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Payarko at a glance

Payarko is a village of 141 people in 24 households (Census 2011) in Bhuj taluka, Kachchh district, Gujarat, the 135th-largest of 159 villages in Bhuj taluka. Literacy is 70%, 20 points above the taluka average of 50% and the sex ratio is 1,203 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 370030, served by Mankuwa post office; the LGD village code is 506860. The sarpanch is VIJUBEN HIRABHAI RABARI, and the village votes in Bhuj assembly constituency, represented by MLA Keshubhai Shivdas Patel. The population is estimated at 166 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Natharkui →

Nearby villages compared

Compare side by side →

village	Population	Literacy	Distance
Payarko · this village	141	70%	—
Natharkui · Bhuj	624	51%	—
Vinchhiya · Bhuj	171	50%	—
Vyara · Bhuj	77	39%	—
Vehro · Bhuj	0	—	—
Khilna · Bhuj	0	—	—

Complete this village · 4/7

Add what you know →

Sarpanch name
Panchayat contact
Pincode
About the villageA few sentences on history and livelihood
A photoTemple, school, fields — anything from the village
A festival or jatara
A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur

Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Payarko

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): 25
Distance to district HQ (km): 25
Distance to sub-district HQ (km): 25
All-weather road: Yes
Gram panchayat (2011): NATHARKUI
Total area (ha): 933.45
Irrigated area (ha): 6
Forest area (ha): 680

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Payarko

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Payarko

LGD code: 506860
Pincode: 370030
Post office: Mankuwa
Population (Census 2011): 141
Population (projected 2026): 166
Households: 24
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males): 1203
Literacy rate: 70.2%
Lok Sabha constituency: Kachchh
Vidhan Sabha constituency: Bhuj
Member of Parliament: Vinodbhai Chavda
Member of Legislative Assembly: Keshubhai Shivdas Patel
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan: VIJUBEN HIRABHAI RABARI
Block / Mandal: Bhuj
Nearest railway station: Chirai (15.9 km)

Demographics — Census 2011 + 2026 estimate + NFHS-5

Population, education, health & sanitation

India's last full census was 2011 · 2026 figures are RGI projections · NFHS-5 (2019-21) covers the Kachchh district level

Then & Now

Payarko — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Population · 2011

141

Census 2011 baseline

+17.7%

Population · 2026

166

RGI / state CAGR projection

Households · 2011

Census 2011 baseline

+16.7%

Households · 2026

RGI / state CAGR projection

2011 = decadal Census of India. 2026 = forward-projection from state-level CAGR — working estimate, refines when the next Census publishes.

Census 2011

Canonical baseline · last full census · village-level

Population: 141Census 2011
Households: 24Census 2011
Literacy rate: 70.2%Census 2011
Sex ratio: 1203 ♀/1000♂Census 2011

2026 estimate

Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate

Est. population: 1662026 proj. · +17.7% vs 2011
Est. households: 282026 projection
Active job cards: 39,237MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
HHs worked (FY): 12,287MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
State electorate: 4,91,67,754ECI Lok Sabha 2024 final roll

NFHS-5 (2019-21)

National Family Health Survey · district overlay

Sex ratio @ birth: 994NFHS-5 district
Female literacy: 75.6%NFHS-5 district
Electricity: 99.2%NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation: 85.8%NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated: 75.3%NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women): 57.5%NFHS-5 district

Post-2011 updates

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

Tap water at homedistrict level: 100.0%Jal Jeevan Mission · Dec 2023 · Kachchh district
Rural houses builtdistrict level: 5,68,624PMAY-G · 5,68,624 of 9,02,354 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Kachchh district
Toilets builtdistrict level: 5,60,046Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Kachchh district

Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.

Boundary & surroundings

Payarko on the map

Centred on Bhuj mandal

~mandal

📍 Map · scroll to load

📍 23.0784° N, 70.2419° EOpen in OSM →

Notable places near Payarko · Bhuj mandal area

Temples, schools, hospitals & civic landmarks

Payarko doesn't have its own precise centroid yet, so these places are nearby in the Bhuj mandal — sorted by distance from the village's approximate centre. Claim the village to add precise locations.

1 place mapped

Railway· 1

Transport

Railway · station
Chirai
📍 15.9 km awayOSM
Get directions →View on OSM

Place data sourced from © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Verified entries are confirmed by the Gram Panchayat. See something wrong? Suggest an edit.

Same pincode

Villages sharing pincode 370030

All villages in 370030 →

From the village

Latest posts

All 6 posts →

Lead story

September 2026

newsSTATE

Low-pressure system to bring extremely heavy rainfall in Gujarat: IMD

Reported by Business Standard.

By Resident0 likes0 comments

Sep

newsSTATE

Heavy to very heavy rain forecast in Kutch: Mandvi gets 7 inches in 24 hours; Gujarat still 15% short of ra...

Reported by Bhaskar English.

Resident

Sep

newsSTATE

Divert farm subsidies towards natural farming to attract more farmers: Gujarat Governor

Reported by ThePrint.

Resident

Notable persons of Payarko

No people on record for this village yet.

Be the first villager to add one.

Claim this village & add the first people

Hyperlocal & verified

Open jobs in Payarko

No jobs on record for this village yet.

Be the first villager to add one.

Claim this village & add the first job

Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Payarko

Calendar

Upcoming events

Festival calendar →

Sep

Ganesh Chaturthi

state

Vinayaka installation on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi. Madhyahna puja muhurat 11:

→

Sep

Hartalika Teej

state

Married women observe a nirjala (waterless) fast for the well-being of their hus

→

Sep

Rishi Panchami

state

Observed the day after Ganesh Chaturthi. Traditional fast honouring the Saptarsh

→

Sep

Vishwakarma Puja

state

Craftsmen, mechanics, factory workers, drivers and shopkeepers honour Vishwakarm

→

Sep

Radha Ashtami

state

Radha's appearance day. Fasting, midday puja, and kirtan. Especially prominent i

→

Sep

Anant Chaturdashi

state

Ananta Vrata — 14 knots on a sacred thread symbolise Vishnu's infinite forms. Al

→

Sep

Gram Sabha — Q3 2026

state

Quarterly Gram Sabha meeting; convened on the last Saturday of the quarter per P

→

Oct

Gandhi Jayanti

state

Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi; observed as a national holiday.

→

News from Kachchh & Gujarat

Recent reporting about this district and state, from the press. Headlines link to the publisher.

Low-pressure system to bring extremely heavy rainfall in Gujarat: IMD
Business Standard17h ago
Heavy to very heavy rain forecast in Kutch: Mandvi gets 7 inches in 24 hours; Gujarat still 15% short of ra...
Bhaskar English18h ago
Divert farm subsidies towards natural farming to attract more farmers: Gujarat Governor
ThePrintyesterday
Gujarat rain fury: Borsad records 5.24 inches of rainfall, 210 Talukas drenched
The New Indian Express2 days ago
From a Gujarat village to the Oscars: How Bhavin Rabari, a boy with no acting experience, became the face
The Times of India3 days ago
IMD Issues Red Alert as Heavy Rains Lash Gujarat; Farmers R…
GujaratSamachar English3 days ago

Through villagers' lenses

Photo gallery

No photos on record for this village yet.

Be the first villager to add one.

Claim this village & add the first photo

Quick answers

People often ask about Payarko

What is the pincode of Payarko?

The pincode of Payarko, Bhuj taluka, Kachchh district, Gujarat is 370030. The post office is Mankuwa.

Which post office delivers to Payarko?

Mail for Payarko is delivered through Mankuwa post office, pincode 370030, in Bhuj taluka, Kachchh district. Use the full village name and the pincode on envelopes and courier forms.

In which district is Payarko located?

Payarko is a village in Bhuj taluka of Kachchh district, Gujarat, India.

What is the population of Payarko as per Census 2011?

As per the 2011 Census, Payarko village has a population of 141 across 24 households.

Who is the sarpanch of Payarko?

The current sarpanch of Payarko gram panchayat is VIJUBEN HIRABHAI RABARI.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Payarko in?

Payarko falls under the Kachchh Lok Sabha constituency (PC #1) of Gujarat.

Which Vidhan Sabha (assembly) constituency is Payarko in?

Payarko falls under the Bhuj assembly constituency (AC #3) of Gujarat.

What is the literacy rate in Payarko?

The Census 2011 literacy rate for Payarko village is 70.2%.

What is the sex ratio in Payarko?

The Census 2011 sex ratio for Payarko village is 1203 females per 1,000 males.

What is the nearest railway station to Payarko?

The nearest railway station to Payarko is Chirai (~15.9 km).

What government schemes are applicable for residents of Payarko?

12 schemes currently match residents of Payarko, including Mukhya Mantri Yuva Swavalamban Yojana (MYSY), Vahli Dikri Yojana, Atal Pension Yojana (APY). Eligibility, benefits, and apply links are listed on the village page.

What is the LGD code of Payarko?

The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Payarko village is 506860.

How big is Payarko compared to other villages in Bhuj taluka?

Payarko ranks 135 of 159 villages in Bhuj taluka by Census 2011 population (141 residents).

Who is the MLA of Payarko?

Payarko falls under Bhuj assembly constituency (AC 3). The sitting MLA is Keshubhai Shivdas Patel (BJP).

Who is the MP for Payarko?

Payarko is in Kachchh Lok Sabha constituency. The sitting Member of Parliament is Vinodbhai Chavda (BJP).

What is the population of Payarko in 2026?

Payarko is estimated at 166 people in 2026, up about 18% from 141 in the 2011 Census (projection from the state growth rate; the next Census will replace it).

Which agro-climatic zone is Payarko in?

Gujarat falls in the Gujarat Plains and Hills zone (cotton, groundnut, wheat, bajra) of the ICAR classification; Payarko in Kachchh district shares that zone's cropping pattern and rainfall regime.

Who is the sarpanch of Payarko?

VIJUBEN HIRABHAI RABARI is the sarpanch of Payarko gram panchayat, Bhuj taluka. See the sarpanch list of Bhuj taluka for every gram panchayat.

Answers are auto-built from the village's verified record. If something is wrong, residents can correct it after claiming the village.

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, 2026-09-16
Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)