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- LGD code
- 523807
- Pincode
- 394440
- Post office
- Zankhvav
- Population
- 2,131
- Households
- 471
- Literacy rate
- 63.8%
- Sex ratio
- 975 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,182
Census 2011 · in context
How Vad compares
By population, Vad ranks #22 of 90 villages in Mangrol mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.8%
−2.3% vs mandal average
- Vad
- 63.8%
- Mangrol mandal
- 66.1%
- Surat district
- 75.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
975
+71 vs mandal average
- Vad
- 975
- Mangrol mandal
- 904
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Vad
- 4.5
- Mangrol mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vad at a glance
Vad is a village of 2,131 people in 471 households (Census 2011) in Mangrol taluka, Surat district, Gujarat, the 22nd-largest of 90 villages in Mangrol taluka. Literacy is 64%, 2 points below the taluka average of 66% and the sex ratio is 975 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 394440, served by Zankhvav post office; the LGD village code is 523807. The village votes in Ankleshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ishwarsinh Thakorbhai Patel. The population is estimated at 2,512 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vad
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- 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
- 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
- KOSAMBA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 45
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 75
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- VAD
- Total area (ha)
- 808.56
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 245
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Vad
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Vad
- LGD code
- 523807
- Pincode
- 394440
- Post office
- Zankhvav
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,131
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,512
- Households
- 471
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 975
- Literacy rate
- 63.8%
- 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)