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Perpetual shortage: Why water scarcity persists in Gujarat
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ahir puriben jivanbhai
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- LGD code
- 508628
- Pincode
- 385350
- Post office
- Santalpur
- Population
- 2,027
- Households
- 396
- Literacy rate
- 41.4%
- Sex ratio
- 972 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 777
Census 2011 · in context
How Bakutra compares
By population, Bakutra ranks #25 of 72 villages in Santalpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
41.4%
−7.0% vs mandal average
Bakutra41.4%
Santalpur mandal48.4%
Patan district62.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
972
+42 vs mandal average
Bakutra972
Santalpur mandal930
Household size
people per home
5.1
Same as the mandal average
Bakutra5.1
Santalpur mandal5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bakutra at a glance
Bakutra is a village of 2,027 people in 396 households (Census 2011) in Santalpur taluka, Patan district, Gujarat, the 25th-largest of 72 villages in Santalpur taluka. Literacy is 41%, 7 points below the taluka average of 48% and the sex ratio is 972 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 385350, served by Santalpur post office; the LGD village code is 508628. The sarpanch is ahir puriben jivanbhai. The population is estimated at 2,390 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bakutra
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- 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
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RADHANPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 53
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 126
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 36
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BAKUTRA
- Total area (ha)
- 3,125.29
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 20.33
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bakutra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bakutra
- LGD code
- 508628
- Pincode
- 385350
- Post office
- Santalpur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,027
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,390
- Households
- 396
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 972
- Literacy rate
- 41.4%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ahir puriben jivanbhai
- Block / Mandal
- Santalpur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 385350
Other villages in Santalpur mandal
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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)