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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
RA
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Rabari Amrutbhai Saharbhai
Contact: 90****3111
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- LGD code
- 509293
- Pincode
- 384120
- Post office
- Bhandu
- Population
- 2,857
- Households
- 569
- Literacy rate
- 69.2%
- Sex ratio
- 958 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,194
- Distance to district centre
- 56 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 49 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 96 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 548 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kansa · 10 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Laxmi Women Hospital · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Vadu compares
By population, Vadu ranks #25 of 58 villages in Visnagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
69.2%
−7.0% vs mandal average
- Vadu
- 69.2%
- Visnagar mandal
- 76.2%
- Mahesana district
- 73.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
958
+29 vs mandal average
- Vadu
- 958
- Visnagar mandal
- 929
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Vadu
- 5.0
- Visnagar mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vadu at a glance
Vadu is a village of 2,857 people in 569 households (Census 2011) in Visnagar taluka, Mahesana district, Gujarat, the 25th-largest of 58 villages in Visnagar taluka. Literacy is 69%, 7 points below the taluka average of 76% and the sex ratio is 958 women per 1,000 men. It lies 56 km from the Mahesana district centre, 19 km from Balisana, the nearest town, 10 km from Kansa railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 384120, served by Bhandu post office; the LGD village code is 509293. The nearest hospital or health centre is Laxmi Women Hospital, 12 km away. The sarpanch is Rabari Amrutbhai Saharbhai, and the village votes in Visnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rushikesh Ganeshbhai Patel. The population is estimated at 3,368 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vadu
- 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
- 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
- VISNAGAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 14
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- VADU
- Total area (ha)
- 324.61
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 180
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Vadu
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Key facts — Vadu
- LGD code
- 509293
- Pincode
- 384120
- Post office
- Bhandu
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,857
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,368
- Households
- 569
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 958
- Literacy rate
- 69.2%
- Coordinates
- 23.96280°N, 72.15925°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mahesana
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Visnagar
- Member of Parliament
- Haribhai Patel
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rushikesh Ganeshbhai Patel
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Rabari Amrutbhai Saharbhai
- Block / Mandal
- Visnagar
Getting there
How to reach Vadu
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar96 kmcapital
- Mumbai548 km
- Delhi722 km
- Hyderabad984 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKansa10 km
- Bus stopPatan Bus Port12 km
- Hospital / PHCLaxmi Women Hospital12 km
- ATM / bankBank of Baroda26 km
- Petrol pumpDharti pertoleum BPCL5 km
- CollegeGMERS Medical College And Hospita13 km
- Police stationMahsana District Jail45 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
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