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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
GR
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
GAMIT RASITBHAI RAMANBHAI
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- LGD code
- 524605
- Pincode
- 394651
- Post office
- Anumala
- Population
- 1,538
- Households
- 312
- Literacy rate
- 61.4%
- Sex ratio
- 954 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 938
Census 2011 · in context
How Chakalia compares
By population, Chakalia ranks #39 of 175 villages in Songadh mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.4%
+5.2% vs mandal average
- Chakalia
- 61.4%
- Songadh mandal
- 56.2%
- Tapi district
- 60.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
954
−53 vs mandal average
- Chakalia
- 954
- Songadh mandal
- 1,007
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Chakalia
- 4.9
- Songadh mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chakalia at a glance
Chakalia is a village of 1,538 people in 312 households (Census 2011) in Songadh taluka, Tapi district, Gujarat, the 39th-largest of 175 villages in Songadh taluka. Literacy is 61%, 5 points above the taluka average of 56% and the sex ratio is 954 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 394651, served by Anumala post office; the LGD village code is 524605. The sarpanch is GAMIT RASITBHAI RAMANBHAI. The population is estimated at 2,789 in 2026, up 81% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chakalia
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- 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
- 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
- VYARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 6
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 6
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHAKADIYA
- Total area (ha)
- 538.75
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 36.8
- Forest area (ha)
- 54.22
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chakalia
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chakalia
- LGD code
- 524605
- Pincode
- 394651
- Post office
- Anumala
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,538
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,789
- Households
- 312
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 954
- Literacy rate
- 61.4%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- GAMIT RASITBHAI RAMANBHAI
- Block / Mandal
- Songadh
- Nearest PHC
- Dr. Lataben Golwalkar (10.4 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Bhavnagar Terminus (12.3 km)
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Other villages in Songadh mandal
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- Ukhalda
- Ukai Resettlement Village No-3
- Limbi
- Vadi Bhensrot
- Raniamba
- Pipalkuva
- Dhamodi
- Kikakui
- Moti Khervan
- Chimer
- Vajharda
- Singpur
- Mandal
- Agasvan
- Dumda
- Amalgundi
- Serulla
- Monghvan
- Sisor
- Khervada
- Ghasiya Medha
- Malangdev
- Vaghnera
- Chorvad
- Khanjar
- Nishana
- Gopalpura
- Chikhli Bhensrot
- Galkuva
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)