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- LGD code
- 507350
- Pincode
- 370240
- Post office
- Gopalpuri
- Population
- 2,059
- Households
- 432
- Literacy rate
- 47.3%
- Sex ratio
- 968 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 586
- Distance to district centre
- 49 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 29 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 220 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 472 km
- Nearest railway station
- Lavanpur · 24 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rasnal PHC · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Padana compares
By population, Padana ranks #4 of 6 villages in Gandhidham mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.3%
−4.9% vs mandal average
- Padana
- 47.3%
- Gandhidham mandal
- 52.2%
- Kachchh district
- 59.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
968
+62 vs mandal average
- Padana
- 968
- Gandhidham mandal
- 906
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Padana
- 4.8
- Gandhidham mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Padana at a glance
Padana is a village of 2,059 people in 432 households (Census 2011) in Gandhidham taluka, Kachchh district, Gujarat, the 4th-largest of 6 villages in Gandhidham taluka. Literacy is 47%, 5 points below the taluka average of 52% and the sex ratio is 968 women per 1,000 men. It lies 49 km from the Kachchh district centre, 21 km from Tankara, the nearest town, 24 km from Lavanpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 370240, served by Gopalpuri post office; the LGD village code is 507350. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rasnal PHC, 7 km away. The village votes in Gandhidham assembly constituency, represented by MLA Malti Kishor Maheshwari. The population is estimated at 2,428 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Padana
- 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
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- 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
- MUNDRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 4
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 70
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PADANA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,164.89
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Padana
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Padana
- LGD code
- 507350
- Pincode
- 370240
- Post office
- Gopalpuri
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,059
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,428
- Households
- 432
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 968
- Literacy rate
- 47.3%
- Coordinates
- 22.72845°N, 70.55591°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kachchh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gandhidham
- Member of Parliament
- Vinodbhai Chavda
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Malti Kishor Maheshwari
- Block / Mandal
- Gandhidham
- Nearest PHC
- Life Care Clinic (66.3 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Bhachau (67.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Padana
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar220 kmcapital
- Mumbai472 km
- Delhi934 km
- Hyderabad1019 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationLavanpur24 km
- Bus stopDUDHAI9 km
- Hospital / PHCRasnal PHC7 km
- ATM / bankRAJKOT NAGRIK SAHKARI BANK30 km
- Petrol pumpESSAR10 km
- CollegeG M Patel Girls School & Collage24 km
- Police stationDhrol Police Station23 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Padana
3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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View all 9 →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, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)