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‘I was engaged at 11’: Gujarat village uses early engagements to keep girls out of sex work
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
rathod gulabsinh pruthavisinh
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- LGD code
- 518223
- Pincode
- 388270
- Post office
- Vardhari
- Population
- 1,065
- Households
- 211
- Literacy rate
- 59.2%
- Sex ratio
- 936 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 648
Census 2011 · in context
How Lalsar compares
By population, Lalsar ranks #64 of 242 villages in Lunawada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.2%
−4.1% vs mandal average
- Lalsar
- 59.2%
- Lunawada mandal
- 63.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
936
−9 vs mandal average
- Lalsar
- 936
- Lunawada mandal
- 945
Household size
people per home
5.0
Same as the mandal average
- Lalsar
- 5.0
- Lunawada mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Lalsar at a glance
Lalsar is a village of 1,065 people in 211 households (Census 2011) in Lunawada taluka, Mahisagar district, Gujarat, the 64th-largest of 242 villages in Lunawada taluka. Literacy is 59%, 4 points below the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 936 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 388270, served by Vardhari post office; the LGD village code is 518223. The sarpanch is rathod gulabsinh pruthavisinh, and the village votes in Dhrangadhra assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prakashbhai Parsotambhai Varmora. The population is estimated at 1,256 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Lalsar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- 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
- 2
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- LUNAWADA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 72
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- LALSAR
- Total area (ha)
- 424.22
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 70
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Lalsar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Lalsar
- LGD code
- 518223
- Pincode
- 388270
- Post office
- Vardhari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,065
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,256
- Households
- 211
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 936
- Literacy rate
- 59.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Surendranagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dhrangadhra
- Member of Parliament
- Chandubhai Shihora
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Prakashbhai Parsotambhai Varmora
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- rathod gulabsinh pruthavisinh
- Block / Mandal
- Lunawada
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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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