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- LGD code
- 524296
- Pincode
- 394340
- Post office
- Madhi
- Population
- 2,790
- Households
- 620
- Literacy rate
- 68.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1032 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,509
Census 2011 · in context
How Balda compares
By population, Balda ranks #11 of 84 villages in Bardoli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.2%
−0.7% vs mandal average
- Balda
- 68.2%
- Bardoli mandal
- 68.9%
- Surat district
- 75.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,032
+43 vs mandal average
- Balda
- 1,032
- Bardoli mandal
- 989
Household size
people per home
4.5
Same as the mandal average
- Balda
- 4.5
- Bardoli mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balda at a glance
Balda is a village of 2,790 people in 620 households (Census 2011) in Bardoli taluka, Surat district, Gujarat, the 11th-largest of 84 villages in Bardoli taluka. Literacy is 68%, about the same as the taluka average of 69% and the sex ratio is 1,032 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 394340, served by Madhi post office; the LGD village code is 524296. The village votes in Mandvi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kunvarji Halpati. The population is estimated at 3,289 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balda
- 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
- 3
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BARDOLI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BALDA
- Total area (ha)
- 603.77
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 546.63
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Balda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Balda
- LGD code
- 524296
- Pincode
- 394340
- Post office
- Madhi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,790
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,289
- Households
- 620
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1032
- Literacy rate
- 68.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bardoli
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mandvi
- Member of Parliament
- Parbhubhai Vasava
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kunvarji Halpati
- Block / Mandal
- Bardoli
- Nearest railway station
- Zankhvav (21.7 km)
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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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-08
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)