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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Bhoya Lilaben Ramanbhai
Contact: 99****4130
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- LGD code
- 523364
- Pincode
- 396051
- Post office
- Amba Talat
- Population
- 1,449
- Households
- 248
- Literacy rate
- 35.4%
- Sex ratio
- 996 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 715
Census 2011 · in context
How Mama Bhacha compares
By population, Mama Bhacha ranks #52 of 107 villages in Dharampur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
35.4%
−15.4% vs mandal average
- Mama Bhacha
- 35.4%
- Dharampur mandal
- 50.8%
- Valsad district
- 68.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
996
−5 vs mandal average
- Mama Bhacha
- 996
- Dharampur mandal
- 1,001
Household size
people per home
5.8
+0.6 vs mandal average
- Mama Bhacha
- 5.8
- Dharampur mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mama Bhacha at a glance
Mama Bhacha is a village of 1,449 people in 248 households (Census 2011) in Dharampur taluka, Valsad district, Gujarat, the 52nd-largest of 107 villages in Dharampur taluka. Literacy is 35%, 15 points below the taluka average of 51% and the sex ratio is 996 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 396051, served by Amba Talat post office; the LGD village code is 523364. The sarpanch is Bhoya Lilaben Ramanbhai, and the village votes in Dharampur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arvind Chhotubhai Patel. The population is estimated at 1,708 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mama Bhacha · this village | 1,449 | 35% | — |
| Sajani Barada · Dharampur | 1,373 | 27% | — |
| Tanachhiya · Dharampur | 272 | 47% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mama Bhacha
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DHARAMPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 31
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 70
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 31
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MAMA BHACHA
- Total area (ha)
- 758.27
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 482.46
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mama Bhacha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Mama Bhacha
- LGD code
- 523364
- Pincode
- 396051
- Post office
- Amba Talat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,449
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,708
- Households
- 248
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 996
- Literacy rate
- 35.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Valsad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dharampur
- Member of Parliament
- Dhavalbhai Patel
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Arvind Chhotubhai Patel
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Bhoya Lilaben Ramanbhai
- Block / Mandal
- Dharampur
- Nearest PHC
- Om Clinic (16.1 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 396051
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Mama Bhacha
Other villages in Dharampur mandal
View all 60+ →- Bilpudi
- Tiskari Talat
- Amba Talat
- Bamti
- Makadban
- Hanmatmal
- Bhensdara
- Nani Vahiyal
- Baroliya
- Asura
- Karanjveri
- Ukta
- Barumal
- Avdha
- Kakadkuva
- Dhamni
- Kangvi
- Bopi
- Fulwadi
- Khatana
- Bhavthan Ambosi
- Kelvani
- Kharvel
- Luheri
- Khanda
- Kurgam
- Sidumber
- Tamachhadi
- Barsol
- Pindval
- Jamaliya
- Moti Korval
- Nani Dhol Dungari
- Rajpuri Talat
- Nadagdhari
- Moti Dhol Dungari
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)