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Village snapshot
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 517717
- Pincode
- 388250
- Post office
- Thasra
- Population
- 6,106
- Households
- 1,117
- Literacy rate
- 66.7%
- Sex ratio
- 940 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,874
- Distance to district centre
- 201 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 184 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 151 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 587 km
- Nearest railway station
- Zawar · 25 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Kojawara · 26 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Vadad compares
By population, Vadad ranks #8 of 28 villages in Galteshwar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.7%
−2.5% vs mandal average
- Vadad
- 66.7%
- Galteshwar mandal
- 69.2%
- Kheda district
- 72.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
940
+20 vs mandal average
- Vadad
- 940
- Galteshwar mandal
- 920
Household size
people per home
5.5
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Vadad
- 5.5
- Galteshwar mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vadad at a glance
Vadad is a village of 6,106 people in 1,117 households (Census 2011) in Galteshwar taluka, Kheda district, Gujarat, the 8th-largest of 28 villages in Galteshwar taluka. Literacy is 67%, 3 points below the taluka average of 69% and the sex ratio is 940 women per 1,000 men. It lies 201 km from the Kheda district centre, 25 km from Zawar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 388250, served by Thasra post office; the LGD village code is 517717. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Kojawara, 26 km away. The village votes in Sanand assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kanubhai Karamshibhai Patel. The population is estimated at 7,199 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Vadad →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vadad · this village | 6,106 | 67% | — |
| Vadad · Jhadol | 911 | 42% | 0 km N |
| Lunawaton Ka Khera · Jhadol | 1,722 | 37% | 0.6 km NW |
| Pathara · Ghatol | 299 | 37% | 1.2 km SW |
| Kanthariya · Karjan | 574 | 76% | 1.9 km SW |
| Kanthariya · Jhadol | 1,638 | 47% | 1.9 km SW |
| Kanthariya · Chuda | 1,756 | 64% | 1.9 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vadad
- 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
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- 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)
- 7
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- VADAD
- Total area (ha)
- 992.48
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 786.67
- Forest area (ha)
- 102.71
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Vadad
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Vadad
- LGD code
- 517717
- Pincode
- 388250
- Post office
- Thasra
- Population (Census 2011)
- 6,106
- Population (projected 2026)
- 7,199
- Households
- 1,117
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 940
- Literacy rate
- 66.7%
- Coordinates
- 24.32778°N, 73.48493°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Gandhinagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sanand
- Member of Parliament
- Amit Shah
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kanubhai Karamshibhai Patel
- Block / Mandal
- Galteshwar
- Nearest bank
- HDFC Bank (180.1 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Sanand (182.9 km)
Getting there
How to reach Vadad
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar151 kmcapital
- Mumbai587 km
- Delhi604 km
- Hyderabad930 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationZawar25 km
- Bus stopGorhana16 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Kojawara26 km
- ATM / bankIDFC First Bank33 km
- Petrol pumpBharat34 km
- Collegeराजकीय नर्सिंग महाविद्यालय36 km
- Police stationPOLICE THANA PARSAD27 km
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Villages near Vadad
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View all 27 →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, 2026-09-10
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)