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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
THAKOR URMILABEN YOGENDRASINH
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- LGD code
- 517349
- Pincode
- 388255
- Post office
- Vadasinor
- Population
- 6,841
- Households
- 1,403
- Literacy rate
- 69.6%
- Sex ratio
- 949 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,906
Census 2011 · in context
How Othvad compares
By population, Othvad ranks #3 of 46 villages in Balasinor mandal.
Literacy rate
%
69.6%
+0.7% vs mandal average
- Othvad
- 69.6%
- Balasinor mandal
- 68.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
949
+20 vs mandal average
- Othvad
- 949
- Balasinor mandal
- 929
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Othvad
- 4.9
- Balasinor mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Othvad at a glance
Othvad is a village of 6,841 people in 1,403 households (Census 2011) in Balasinor taluka, Mahisagar district, Gujarat, the 3rd-largest of 46 villages in Balasinor taluka. Literacy is 70%, about the same as the taluka average of 69% and the sex ratio is 949 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 388255, served by Vadasinor post office; the LGD village code is 517349. The sarpanch is THAKOR URMILABEN YOGENDRASINH, and the village votes in Shehra assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ahir(Bharvad) Jethabhai. The population is estimated at 8,066 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Othvad
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 7
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- 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
- BALASINOR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 80
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- OTHVAD
- Total area (ha)
- 2,115.68
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 830.52
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Othvad
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Key facts — Othvad
- LGD code
- 517349
- Pincode
- 388255
- Post office
- Vadasinor
- Population (Census 2011)
- 6,841
- Population (projected 2026)
- 8,066
- Households
- 1,403
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 949
- Literacy rate
- 69.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Panchmahal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Shehra
- Member of Parliament
- Rajpalsinh Jadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ahir(Bharvad) Jethabhai
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- THAKOR URMILABEN YOGENDRASINH
- Block / Mandal
- Balasinor
- Nearest PHC
- Jay Ambe Clinic (17.9 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Tuwa (14.1 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 388255
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Othvad
Other villages in Balasinor mandal
View all 47+ →- Vadadala
- Pandva
- Jetholi
- Bhanthala
- Saliyavadi
- Saroda
- Dev
- Gunthli
- Raiyoli
- Kambopa
- Sutariya
- Meghaliya
- Gadhavada
- Janod
- Felsani
- Karanpur
- Kadaia
- Handiya (Balasinor)
- Sakariya
- Rajpur (Balasinor)
- Vanakbori
- Raliyata (Balasinor)
- Khandivav
- Vasadra
- Parabiya
- Pilodra
- Navagama
- Gaja Pagina Muvada
- Bodeli
- Alela
- Baliyadev
- Dolat Poyda
- Limbdi
- Kotarbor
- Gadhna Muvada
- Dhanela
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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)