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- LGD code
- 518419
- Pincode
- 389002
- Post office
- Godhra Bhuravav
- Population
- 1,755
- Households
- 378
- Literacy rate
- 64.8%
- Sex ratio
- 910 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 636
Census 2011 · in context
How Poyada compares
By population, Poyada ranks #58 of 91 villages in Shehera mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.8%
+6.4% vs mandal average
- Poyada
- 64.8%
- Shehera mandal
- 58.4%
- Panch Mahals district
- 60.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
910
−39 vs mandal average
- Poyada
- 910
- Shehera mandal
- 949
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.8 vs mandal average
- Poyada
- 4.6
- Shehera mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Poyada at a glance
Poyada is a village of 1,755 people in 378 households (Census 2011) in Shehera taluka, Panch Mahals district, Gujarat, the 58th-largest of 91 villages in Shehera taluka. Literacy is 65%, 6 points above the taluka average of 58% and the sex ratio is 910 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 389002, served by Godhra Bhuravav post office; the LGD village code is 518419. The sarpanch is sarpanch, and the village votes in Chotila assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shamji Chauhan. The population is estimated at 2,069 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Poyada
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- 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
- 1
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SHEHERA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 32
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 32
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 32
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- POYADA
- Total area (ha)
- 471.23
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 70
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Poyada
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Poyada
- LGD code
- 518419
- Pincode
- 389002
- Post office
- Godhra Bhuravav
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,755
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,069
- Households
- 378
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 910
- Literacy rate
- 64.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Surendranagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chotila
- Member of Parliament
- Chandubhai Shihora
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Shamji Chauhan
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- sarpanch
- Block / Mandal
- Shehera
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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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