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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Malek Farukmiya Dosumiya
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- LGD code
- 517704
- Pincode
- 388235
- Post office
- Menpura
- Population
- 1,653
- Households
- 336
- Literacy rate
- 61.1%
- Sex ratio
- 949 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 893
Census 2011 · in context
How Palaiya compares
By population, Palaiya ranks #21 of 28 villages in Galteshwar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.1%
−8.1% vs mandal average
- Palaiya
- 61.1%
- Galteshwar mandal
- 69.2%
- Kheda district
- 72.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
949
+29 vs mandal average
- Palaiya
- 949
- Galteshwar mandal
- 920
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Palaiya
- 4.9
- Galteshwar mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Palaiya at a glance
Palaiya is a village of 1,653 people in 336 households (Census 2011) in Galteshwar taluka, Kheda district, Gujarat, the 21st-largest of 28 villages in Galteshwar taluka. Literacy is 61%, 8 points below the taluka average of 69% and the sex ratio is 949 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 388235, served by Menpura post office; the LGD village code is 517704. The sarpanch is Malek Farukmiya Dosumiya, and the village votes in Sanand assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kanubhai Karamshibhai Patel. The population is estimated at 1,949 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palaiya
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 3
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- THASRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 14
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 52
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PALAIYA
- Total area (ha)
- 536.9
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 410.58
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Palaiya
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Key facts — Palaiya
- LGD code
- 517704
- Pincode
- 388235
- Post office
- Menpura
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,653
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,949
- Households
- 336
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 949
- Literacy rate
- 61.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Gandhinagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sanand
- Member of Parliament
- Amit Shah
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kanubhai Karamshibhai Patel
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Malek Farukmiya Dosumiya
- Block / Mandal
- Galteshwar
- Nearest bank
- HDFC Bank (3.9 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Sanand (9.0 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 388235
- KuniGalteshwar mandal11,388 pop
- WanghroliGalteshwar mandal8,425 pop
- VanodaGalteshwar mandal6,152 pop
- Timbana MuvadaGalteshwar mandal4,796 pop
- RozvaGalteshwar mandal4,574 pop
- PadalGalteshwar mandal4,542 pop
- Mahi ItadiGalteshwar mandal4,525 pop
- JargalGalteshwar mandal2,854 pop
- SanadraGalteshwar mandal2,672 pop
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Other villages in Galteshwar mandal
View all 27 →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, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)