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About Zarda Village

Zarda is a large village in Meghraj tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,375, made up of 1,653 males and 1,722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1205.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383350, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Zarda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Zarda village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Meghraj
Pincode 383350
Area (hectares) 1205.44 hectares
Population 3,375
Male Population 1,653
Female Population 1,722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Zarda compares

By the 2011 count Zarda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 1205.44 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Zarda

Zarda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Zarda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Vank, Vanka Timba, Varthali and Vasai. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Zarda

As per the Census of India 2011, Zarda village had a population of 3,375. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Zarda village has 1,653 males and 1,722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Zarda has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Zarda is 383350. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Zarda covers 1205.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Zarda falls under Meghraj tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The census record for Zarda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Zarda.

Zarda is in Meghraj tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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