Danta Taluka - Banas Kantha District, Gujarat

Danta is an administrative taluka in the Banas Kantha district of Gujarat, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Danta is the main town for most villages within the taluka. The nearest railway station is situated at Matoda, while the nearest airport is Maharana Pratap Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 94.1 km.

The total area of the taluka is 901 km², including 883.68 km² rural area and 17.41 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 957 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Danta Taluka

Danta Taluka has a total of 115 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Taluka, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.Village NameCategoryGram Panchayat
1AbhapuraRuralAbhapura
2Aderan (Danta)RuralAderan (T)
3Aderan (Mankadi)RuralJasvantgadh
4AmarpuraRuralBamaniya
5AmbaghantaRuralJasvantgadh
6Ambaji (Ct)RuralAmbaji
7AmblimalRuralSembalpani
8BalvantpuraRuralPunjpur
9BamaniyaRuralBamaniya
10BedapaniRuralBedapani
11BhachadiyaRuralBhachadiya
12BhadramalRuralKunvarsi
13BhankhriRuralBhankhri
14BhavangadhRuralBhachadiya
15ChikhlaRuralKumbhariya
16ChokiborRuralBarvas
17ChorasanRuralGhorad
18ChoriRuralKanabiyavas
19DabhchatraRuralSembalpani
20DantaRuralDanta
21Devaliyavali VavRuralPanchha
22Dhabani VavRuralPanchha
23DharedaRuralVasi
24DhunaliRuralSandhosi
25DivdiRuralVasi
26Gadh (Danta)RuralKundel
27Gadh (Mahudi)RuralMahudi
28GajipurRuralGhorad
29GanchheraRuralVelvada
30GangvaRuralGangva
31GhantodiRuralVijalasan
32GhodatankaniRuralSembalpani
33GhoradRuralGhorad
34GodhaniRuralGodhani
35GudaRuralGuda
36HarigadhRuralMotasada
37HarivavRuralVasi
38HedoRuralVelvada
39JagatapuraRuralNanasada
40JamberaRuralPanchha
41JasvantgadhRuralJasvantgadh
42Jasvantpura (Danta)RuralBhankhri
43Jasvantpura (Hadad)RuralMandali
44Jasvapura (Mankdi)RuralRangpur
45JetvasRuralKumbhariya
46JharivavRuralPanchha
47JitpurRuralJitpur
48JorapuraRuralVijalasan
49KanabiyavasRuralKanabiyavas
50KansaRuralKansa
51KantivasRuralRangpur
52KaranpurRuralMotasada
53KengoraRuralSembalpani
54KhaivadRuralKundel
55KhermalRuralKhermal
56KherojRuralPethapur
57Khokhar BiliRuralSembalpani
58KoteshvarRuralKumbhariya
59KoylapurRuralSolsanda
60KumbhariyaRuralKumbhariya
61KundelRuralKundel
62KunvarsiRuralKunvarsi
63LotolRuralLotol
64MadhusudanpuraRuralSolsanda
65Mahobatgadh (Danta)RuralMotasada
66MahudiRuralMahudi
67MalRuralKanabiyavas
68MandaliyalaRuralVijalasan
69Manpur (Ghorad)RuralGhorad
70Manpur (Pethapur)RuralPethapur
71Mota PipodaraRuralKunvarsi
72MotasadaRuralMotasada
73MotipuraRuralSolsanda
74NagelRuralNagel
75NaivadaRuralSembalpani
76NanasadaRuralNanasada
77Nani TudiyaRuralMahudi
78NargadhRuralNargadh
79NavaniyaRuralJitpur
80Navavas (Danta)RuralNavavas
81PadaliyaRuralPadaliya
82PanchhaRuralPanchha
83PaniyariRuralGodhani
84PanudaraRuralKundel
85PataliyaRuralPataliya
86PethapurRuralPethapur
87Pipalavali VavRuralVasi
88Pith (Navanagar)RuralGhorad
89PruthvirajgadhRuralSolsanda
90PunjpurRuralPunjpur
91RangpurRuralRangpur
92RanolRuralBhachadiya
93RatanpurRuralRatanpur
94RinchhadiRuralPanchha
95Sarhad ChhapriRuralSembalpani
96SavaipuraRuralSembaliya
97SembaliyaRuralSembaliya
98SembalpaniRuralSembalpani
99SenkdaRuralLotol
100SiyavadaRuralVasi
101SolsandaRuralSolsanda
102TaletiRuralKunvarsi
103TekariRuralLotol
104ThanaRuralThana
105TodaRuralNanasada
106UmedpuraRuralVijalasan
107VadusanRuralKundel
108VadveraRuralKanabiyavas
109VaghdachaRuralVelvada
110VajasanaRuralJasvantgadh
111VasiRuralVasi
112VelvadaRuralVelvada
113VijalasanRuralVijalasan
114ViramveriRuralSembalpani
115Virpur (Lotol)RuralLotol

Population of Danta Taluka

As per the Census 2011, Danta Taluka has a total population of 2,24,839 people, consisting of 1,14,836 males and 1,10,003 females. There are 39,613 households in the taluka with an average population density of 250 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Total Population2,24,8392,07,08617,753
Male Population1,14,8361,05,7049,132
Female Population1,10,0031,01,3828,621
Total Households39,61336,0013,612
Population Density250 / km²234 / km²1,020 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the taluka has 1,12,999 literate people and 46,737 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 7,410 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1,26,728 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)46,73744,2302,507
Literate Population1,12,9991,01,04811,951
Illiterate Population1,11,8401,06,0385,802
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population7,4106,2691,141
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population1,26,7281,24,8491,879

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.