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‘I was engaged at 11’: Gujarat village uses early engagements to keep girls out of sex work
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PRATAPSINH ZALA
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- LGD code
- 512438
- Pincode
- 363430
- Post office
- Sayla (Surendra Nagar)
- Population
- 885
- Households
- 142
- Literacy rate
- 45.5%
- Sex ratio
- 958 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 318
Census 2011 · in context
How Kesarpar compares
By population, Kesarpar ranks #51 of 71 villages in Sayla mandal.
Literacy rate
%
45.5%
−4.2% vs mandal average
- Kesarpar
- 45.5%
- Sayla mandal
- 49.7%
- Surendranagar district
- 62.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
958
+15 vs mandal average
- Kesarpar
- 958
- Sayla mandal
- 943
Household size
people per home
6.2
+0.8 vs mandal average
- Kesarpar
- 6.2
- Sayla mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kesarpar at a glance
Kesarpar is a village of 885 people in 142 households (Census 2011) in Sayla taluka, Surendranagar district, Gujarat, the 51st-largest of 71 villages in Sayla taluka. Literacy is 46%, 4 points below the taluka average of 50% and the sex ratio is 958 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 363430, served by Sayla (Surendra Nagar) post office; the LGD village code is 512438. The sarpanch is PRATAPSINH ZALA, and the village votes in Limbdi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kiritsinh Jitubha Rana. The population is estimated at 1,043 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kesarpar
- 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
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHOTILA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 42
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- AYA-KESARPAR
- Total area (ha)
- 206.05
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 42.18
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kesarpar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kesarpar
- LGD code
- 512438
- Pincode
- 363430
- Post office
- Sayla (Surendra Nagar)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 885
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,043
- Households
- 142
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 958
- Literacy rate
- 45.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Surendranagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Limbdi
- Member of Parliament
- Chandubhai Shihora
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kiritsinh Jitubha Rana
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PRATAPSINH ZALA
- Block / Mandal
- Sayla
Same pincode
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- Juna Jashapar
- Mota Bhadla
- Vanta Vachh
- Ninama
- Dhajala
- Thoriyali
- Shirvaniya
- Limbala
- Vadiya
- Sokhada
- Vakhatpar
- Bhaduka
- Dhamrasala
- Mota Sakhpar
- Dharadungri
- Garambhadi
- Kaswali
- Chorvira (D)
- Gosal
- Mota Kerala
- Gundiyavada
- Ishvariya
- Loya
- Ovangadh
- Navagam
- Dhinkwali
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, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)