Dantiwada Taluka - Banas Kantha, Gujarat

Dantiwada is an administrative taluka in the Banas Kantha district of Gujarat, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Iqbal Gadh, while the nearest airport is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 122.4 km.

According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the taluka was 454 km², including 453.74 km² of rural area and 0.00 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 925 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Dantiwada Taluka

Dantiwada Taluka has a total of 57 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Taluka, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.Village NameCategoryGram Panchayat
1AkoliRuralAkoli
2ArkhiRuralArkhi
3AtalRuralJegol
4Bhadali (Zat)RuralBhadali (Zat)
5Bhadli KothaRuralBhadli Kotha
6Bhakhar MotiRuralBhakhar Moti
7Bhakhar NaniRuralBhakhar Nani
8BhakodarRuralChodungri
9BhandotraRuralBhandotra
10BhilachalRuralBhilachal
11BhiladaRuralBhilada
12ChodungriRuralChodungri
13DangiyaRuralUttampura (Da)
14DantiwadaRuralMalivas
15DeriRuralBhilachal
16DhaneriRuralDhaneri
17DhaniyawadaRuralDhaniyawada
18Fatepura (Dhanawada)RuralVelavas
19GangudaraRuralOdhava
20GanguwadaRuralGanguvada
21GanodaraRuralJegol
22GodhRuralGodh
23GundariRuralGundari
24HariyawadaRuralHariyawada
25JegolRuralJegol
26Jorapura (Lodpa)RuralNandotra (Brahmanvas)
27Jorapura BhadliRuralBhadli Kotha
28Kotda (Jegol)RuralKotada
29LakhanasarRuralMahudi Moti
30LodpaRuralNandotra (Brahmanvas)
31Mahudi MotiRuralMahudi Moti
32Mahudi NaniRuralMahudi Moti
33MalpuriyaRuralHariyawada
34MarwadaRuralMarvada
35Nandotra (Brahmanvas)RuralNandotra (Brahmanvas)
36Nandotra (Thakorvas)RuralNandotra (Thakorvas)
37NilpurRuralNandotra (Brahmanvas)
38OdhavaRuralOdhava
39PanswalRuralPansval
40PanthawadaRuralPanthawada
41RajkotRuralRajkot
42Rampura (Panswal)RuralPansval
43Rampura MahudiRuralRampura Mahudi
44Ramsida (Chhapra)RuralRamsida (Chhapra)
45RanolRuralRanol
46RatanpurRuralVelavas
47SantarwadaRuralSotarvada
48SatsanRuralSatsan
49Shergadh OdhavaRuralShergadh Odhava
50SikariyaRuralSikariya
51TalenagarRuralShergadh Odhava
52VadvasRuralVadvas
53VaghrolRuralVaghrol
54VagorRuralVagor
55VavdharaRuralBhilachal
56VelavasRuralVelavas
57ZatRuralZat

Population of Dantiwada Taluka

According to the 2011 Census, Dantiwada Taluka had a total population of 1,15,221 people living in 20,852 households. The population comprised 59,846 males and 55,375 females, with an average population density of 254 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population1,15,2211,15,2210
Male Population59,84659,8460
Female Population55,37555,3750
Total Households20,85220,8520
Population Density254 / km²254 / km²0 / km²

Dantiwada Taluka had 60,277 literate people and 19,051 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 11,996 and 5,966 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)19,05119,0510
Literate Population60,27760,2770
Illiterate Population54,94454,9440
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population11,99611,9960
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population5,9665,9660

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.