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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
rathod
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- LGD code
- 518641
- Pincode
- 389330
- Post office
- Kalol (Panch Mahals)
- Population
- 1,120
- Households
- 243
- Literacy rate
- 68.2%
- Sex ratio
- 921 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 614
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhalaniya compares
By population, Bhalaniya ranks #85 of 114 villages in Godhra mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.2%
+9.5% vs mandal average
Bhalaniya68.2%
Godhra mandal58.7%
Panch Mahals district60.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
921
−36 vs mandal average
Bhalaniya921
Godhra mandal957
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.9 vs mandal average
Bhalaniya4.6
Godhra mandal5.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhalaniya at a glance
Bhalaniya is a village of 1,120 people in 243 households (Census 2011) in Godhra taluka, Panch Mahals district, Gujarat, the 85th-largest of 114 villages in Godhra taluka. Literacy is 68%, 10 points above the taluka average of 59% and the sex ratio is 921 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 389330, served by Kalol (Panch Mahals) post office; the LGD village code is 518641. The sarpanch is rathod, and the village votes in Sanand assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kanubhai Karamshibhai Patel. The population is estimated at 1,320 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhalaniya
- 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
- 6
- 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
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GODHRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 19
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 19
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 19
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BHALANIYA
- Total area (ha)
- 247.61
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 20
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhalaniya
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bhalaniya
- LGD code
- 518641
- Pincode
- 389330
- Post office
- Kalol (Panch Mahals)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,120
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,320
- Households
- 243
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 921
- Literacy rate
- 68.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Gandhinagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sanand
- Member of Parliament
- Amit Shah
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kanubhai Karamshibhai Patel
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- rathod
- Block / Mandal
- Godhra
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View all 60+ →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)