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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 523860
- Pincode
- 394110
- Post office
- Kim
- Population
- 7,698
- Households
- 1,821
- Literacy rate
- 70.8%
- Sex ratio
- 671 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,232
Census 2011 · in context
How Palod compares
By population, Palod ranks #2 of 90 villages in Mangrol mandal.
Literacy rate
%
70.8%
+4.7% vs mandal average
- Palod
- 70.8%
- Mangrol mandal
- 66.1%
- Surat district
- 75.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
671
−233 vs mandal average
- Palod
- 671
- Mangrol mandal
- 904
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Palod
- 4.2
- Mangrol mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Palod at a glance
Palod is a village of 7,698 people in 1,821 households (Census 2011) in Mangrol taluka, Surat district, Gujarat, the 2nd-largest of 90 villages in Mangrol taluka. Literacy is 71%, 5 points above the taluka average of 66% and the sex ratio is 671 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 394110, served by Kim post office; the LGD village code is 523860. The village votes in Ankleshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ishwarsinh Thakorbhai Patel. The population is estimated at 9,076 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palod
- 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
- 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
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- Yes
- 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
- SURAT
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PALOD
- Total area (ha)
- 315.28
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 100
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Palod
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Key facts — Palod
- LGD code
- 523860
- Pincode
- 394110
- Post office
- Kim
- Population (Census 2011)
- 7,698
- Population (projected 2026)
- 9,076
- Households
- 1,821
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 671
- Literacy rate
- 70.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bharuch
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ankleshwar
- Member of Parliament
- Mansukhbhai Vasava
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ishwarsinh Thakorbhai Patel
- Block / Mandal
- Mangrol
- Nearest PHC
- Dhara Clinic (3.5 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Ankleshwar Junction (5.3 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)