# Bhayavadar, Rajkot (Gujarat) – Town Population & History

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Town · Rajkot, Gujarat 

# Bhayavadar

Bhayavadar is a town in Upleta sub-district of Rajkot district, Gujarat (municipality). The 2011 Census counted **19,404 people** in 4,446 households. Literacy was 78.7%.

- 19,404people (2011)
- 4,446households
- 78.7%literacy
- 7census wards

## Population of Bhayavadar

■ Bhayavadar · ■ Rajkot urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**85.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**849

Working population ****40.8%**

**34.8%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bhayavadar

Of every 100 households in Bhayavadar in 2011, 94 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bhayavadar · ■ Rajkot urban average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**10%

Tap water ****87%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%**

**66%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

**16%

Use banking services ****60%**

**66%

Television ****66%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****47%**

**60%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**10%

None of these assets ****10%**

**4%

Own their home ****85%**

**77%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What people in Bhayavadar work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,932 (24%) · **■** Household industry 148 (2%) · **■** Farming 5,606 (71%) · **■** Marginal 226 (3%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How has the population of Bhayavadar changed?

From 10,325 in 1951 to 19,404 in 2011.

**1951

**1961

**2001

**2011

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Bhayavadar in numbers and road distances

- Density207 per km²
- Growth 2001–20116.3%
- Annual rainfall620 mm
- Temperature range11 °C to 42 °C

### Road distances

- Gandhinagar (state capital)373 km by road
- Rajkot (district HQ)123 km by road
- Rajkot (city of 1 lakh+)123 km by road
- Rajkot (city of 5 lakh+)123 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Services and economy in Bhayavadar

### Civic services

- Pucca roads22 km
- DrainageOpen and closed drains
- Flush toilets3,360
- Water storage900 kl
- Electricity — homes4,217
- Electricity — industry45

### Hospitals

- ●Allopathic hospitals1 · 30 beds · 1 doctors
- ●Alternative-medicine hospitals1 · 6 beds · 1 doctors
- ●Dispensaries1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitals1 · 1 doctors

### Schools and colleges

- ●Primary schools8 govt · 3 private
- ●Senior secondary schools2 govt

### Banks

- Nationalised banks2
- Co-operative banks1

**Main manufactured goods:** cotton.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Hospitals, banks, ATMs and more in Bhayavadar

- Banks2 in Bhayavadar

Source: [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/).

## Bhayavadar ward list (2011)

Ward (2011) People Households 

[Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/rajkot/upleta/bhayavadar/ward-1/) 2,871 616 

[Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/rajkot/upleta/bhayavadar/ward-2/) 3,336 727 

[Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/rajkot/upleta/bhayavadar/ward-3/) 3,468 761 

[Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/rajkot/upleta/bhayavadar/ward-4/) 2,693 608 

[Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/rajkot/upleta/bhayavadar/ward-5/) 2,279 559 

[Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/rajkot/upleta/bhayavadar/ward-6/) 2,056 546 

[Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/rajkot/upleta/bhayavadar/ward-7/) 2,701 629 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Census wards of 2011; municipal ward boundaries may have changed since.

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhayavadar?19,404 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhayavadar in?Rajkot district, Gujarat
- What was the population of Bhayavadar in 1951?10,325
- How many wards does Bhayavadar have?7 census wards (2011)