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Jorapur

Himatnagar mandal
Pincode 383220
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Festival

Navratri (Garba)

Jorapur observes Navratri (Garba) on Sunday, 11 October 2026, along with the rest of Gujarat.

11 Oct

Temples near Jorapur

  • Gururaj navkar jain mandir white · 1.4 km
  • Chamak · 2.1 km
  • Shree Bhagwati Angashi Foi Temple · 3.0 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Himatnagar mandal

The principal temple recorded for Himatnagar mandal is Shree Bhagwati Angashi Foi Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Jorapur itself.

Navratri (Garba) in Gujarat

Nine nights of Garba and Dandiya Raas circling a perforated earthen lamp, the garbo, or an image of Amba — dancers moving anticlockwise, singing and clapping together. Garba of Gujarat was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in December 2023, the fifteenth element from India to join it.

The regional form observed across Gujarat. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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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
BINALBEN KANTILAL RATHOD
Contact: 97****0145
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LGD code
510500
Pincode
383220
Post office
Ilol
Population
939
Households
189
Literacy rate
69.1%
Sex ratio
940 ♀/1000♂
Workers
345
Distance to district centre
7 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Gandhinagar
24 km
Distance to Mumbai
474 km
Nearest railway station
Jhulasan · 4 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Jorapur compares

By population, Jorapur ranks #96 of 155 villages in Himatnagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
69.1%
−3.4% vs mandal average
Jorapur
69.1%
Himatnagar mandal
72.5%
Sabar Kantha district
65.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
940
+8 vs mandal average
Jorapur
940
Himatnagar mandal
932
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.1 vs mandal average
Jorapur
5.0
Himatnagar mandal
4.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Jorapur at a glance

Jorapur is a village of 939 people in 189 households (Census 2011) in Himatnagar taluka, Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat, the 96th-largest of 155 villages in Himatnagar taluka. Literacy is 69%, 3 points below the taluka average of 73% and the sex ratio is 940 women per 1,000 men. It lies 7 km from the Sabar Kantha district centre, 8 km from Nandasan, the nearest town, 4 km from Jhulasan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 383220, served by Ilol post office; the LGD village code is 510500. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, 3 km away. The sarpanch is BINALBEN KANTILAL RATHOD, and the village votes in Kalol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Thakor Laxmanji Punjaji. The population is estimated at 1,107 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Jorapur · this village93969%—
Rangpur · Himatnagar97967%0 km N
Bhavpur · Himatnagar1,32076%0 km N
Vajapur · Himatnagar75873%0 km N
Raipur · Himatnagar47558%0 km N
Adapur · Himatnagar1,22355%0 km N
Surajpura · Himatnagar1,06978%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jorapur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
No
Tube well / borewell
Yes
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
HIMATNAGAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
20
Distance to district HQ (km)
20
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
20
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
KHEDAVADA
Total area (ha)
570.62
Irrigated area (ha)
270
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Jorapur

LGD code
510500
Pincode
383220
Post office
Ilol
Population (Census 2011)
939
Population (projected 2026)
1,107
Households
189
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
940
Literacy rate
69.1%
Coordinates
23.31698°N, 72.43136°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Gandhinagar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kalol
Member of Parliament
Amit Shah
Member of Legislative Assembly
Thakor Laxmanji Punjaji
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
BINALBEN KANTILAL RATHOD
Block / Mandal
Himatnagar
Getting there

How to reach Jorapur

Mandal centre
Himatnagar · ≈ 5.0 km
≈ 10 min by car · 12 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Sabar Kantha · ≈ 7.0 km
≈ 14 min by car · 17 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,440 people
Nandasan · ≈ 7.6 km
≈ 16 min by car · 19 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Gandhinagar24 kmcapital
  • Mumbai474 km
  • Delhi758 km
  • Hyderabad913 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationJhulasan4 km
  • Bus stopRajpur1 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital3 km
  • ATM / bankBank of Baroda4 km
  • Petrol pumpHp petrol pump;HP PETROL PUMP4 km
  • CollegeDr. Nakadar Senior Secondary School7 km
  • Police stationKalol police station12 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Jorapur

5 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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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)
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