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About Dagad Village

Dagad is a mid sized village in Manavadar tehsil, in the district of Junagadh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 823, made up of 420 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 362630, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dagad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dagad village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Junagadh
Tehsil Manavadar
Pincode 362630
Area (hectares) 482.35 hectares
Population 823
Male Population 420
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dagad compares

By the 2011 count Dagad is the 47th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,576 residents. Its 482.35 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Dagad

Dagad is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dagad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dagad from other places

Dagad lies about 29 km from Junagadh, and the nearest railway station is Lushala, about 20 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dagad
Tehsil headquarters Manavadar 4.0 km
Nearest town Mānāvadar 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Lushala 20 km
District headquarters Junagadh 29 km

Villages closest to Dagad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manavadar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dagad

As per the Census of India 2011, Dagad village had a population of 823. That makes it the 47th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,576 residents.

Dagad village has 420 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dagad has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Dagad is 362630. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dagad covers 482.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dagad falls under Manavadar tehsil of Junagadh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dagad is Lushala, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dagad.

Dagad is about 29 km from Junagadh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dagad is in Manavadar tehsil of Junagadh district. Manavadar is about 4.0 km away. Mānāvadar is about 4.0 km away. Lushala is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalechda (1.8 km), Galvav (2.7 km) and Vada (4.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dagad today is likely to be higher.

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