# Bharad Village, Dhrangadhra, Surendranagar (Gujarat)

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Village · Dhrangadhra, Surendranagar 

# Bharad

Bharad is a village in Dhrangadhra sub-district of Surendranagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **363320**. The 2011 Census counted **2,626 people in 508 households**, the 21st largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 2,626people (2011)
- 508households
- 78.4%literacy
- 363320PIN code

## Bharad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bharad is 363320.** Bharad falls in Dhrangadhra sub-district, Surendranagar district, Gujarat.

- PIN code363320
- Gram panchayatBharad
- Community development blockDhrangadhra
- Census village code512064

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

## How far is Bharad from nearby towns?

- Dhrangadhra (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Surendranagar (district HQ)21 km by road
- Surendranagar (nearest town)21 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Bharad?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bharad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Surendranagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Surendranagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhrangadhra
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bharad known for?

The main crops are **cotton, sorghum and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 35% of the 2,277 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bharad

Of every 100 households in Bharad in 2011, 93 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bharad · ■ Dhrangadhra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**73%

Tap water ****93%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**64%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**75%

Use banking services ****67%**

**52%

Television ****57%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****39%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**13%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 is the population of Bharad?

■ Bharad · ■ Dhrangadhra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**892

Working population ****50.7%**

**44.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 68.0% for women. 57% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 435 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 366 (27%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 141 (11%) · **■** Marginal 383 (29%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Dhrangadhra

- Rajcharadi2,800 people
- Rajpar2,778 people
- Devcharadi2,707 people
- Haripur2,668 people
- Mota Ankevaliya2,614 people
- Nimaknagar2,562 people
- Jegadva2,467 people
- Methan2,438 people

[All 63 villages in Dhrangadhra](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/dhrangadhra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bharad?363320
- How far is Bharad from Surendranagar?21 km by road
- What is the population of Bharad?2,626 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bharad in?Surendranagar district (Dhrangadhra sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Bharad?78.4% (Census 2011)
