Dhanera Taluka - Banas Kantha, Gujarat

Dhanera 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. Dhanera is the main town for most villages within the taluka. The nearest railway station is situated at Jari, while the nearest airport is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 141.9 km.

The total area of the taluka is 834 km², including 807.86 km² rural area and 26.11 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 930 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Dhanera Taluka

Dhanera Taluka has a total of 78 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Taluka, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.Village NameCategoryGram Panchayat
1AetaRuralAeta
2AlwadaRuralAlvada
3Anapur ChhotaRuralAnapur Chhota
4AnapurgadhRuralAnpurgadh
5AsiyaRuralSaral
6BaplaRuralBapla
7BhajnaRuralBhanjana
8BhatibRuralBhatib
9BhatramRuralBhatram
10ChardaRuralVinchhivadi
11ChhindivadiRuralChhidi Vadi
12DedhaRuralDedha
13DhakhaRuralDhakha
14DhaneraUrbanNot applicable
15Dhanpura (Kheda)RuralBhatram
16DharnodharRuralShergadh (Jadiya)
17Dugdol MotiRuralSiya
18Dugdol NaniRuralDugdol Nani
19EdalRuralSiya
20Fatepura (Malotra)RuralFatepura (Ma)
21GolaRuralGola
22HadtaRuralJiwana
23JadiRuralJadi
24JadiyaRuralJadiya
25JanaliRuralRaviya
26JiwanaRuralJiwana
27Jorapura (Dhakha)RuralJorapura (Dhakha)
28KaradhaniRuralSotwada
29KhanganRuralVirol
30KhaprolRuralNenava
31KhimatRuralKhimat
32Kotda (Dhakha)RuralKotada (Dha)
33Kotda (Raviya)RuralRaviya
34KumarRuralKumar
35KundiRuralMandal
36KunwarlaRuralKuvarla
37LawaraRuralLawara
38LelavaRuralNenava
39MagarawaRuralMagarava
40MalotraRuralMotameda
41MandalRuralMandal
42MewadaRuralRuni
43Mota MedaRuralMotameda
44Nana MedaRuralRaviya
45NanudaRuralVinchhivadi
46NegalaRuralNegala
47NenavaRuralNenava
48PengiyaRuralGola
49RajodaRuralRajoda
50Rampura (Vaghpura)RuralRampura (Vaghpura)
51Rampura ChhotaRuralShergadh (Jadiya)
52Rampura MotaRuralRampura (Mota)
53RamunaRuralRamuna
54RaviRuralRavi
55RaviyaRuralRaviya
56RuniRuralRuni
57SabawadiRuralSabavdi
58SamalwadaRuralSamarwada
59SankadRuralSankad
60SaralRuralSaralvid
61SeraRuralShera
62Shergadh (Jadiya)RuralShergadh (Jadiya)
63SilasanaRuralSilasana
64SiyaRuralSiya
65SodalRuralBhatram
66SotwadaRuralSotwada
67TalegadhRuralRaviya
68ThawarRuralThawar
69VachhdalRuralVachhdal
70VachholRuralVachhol
71VaktapuraRuralVaktapura
72ValerRuralValer
73VasanRuralVasan
74VasdaRuralVasada
75VinchhivadiRuralVinchhivadi
76VirolRuralVirol
77VodaRuralVoda
78YavarpuraRuralYavarpura

Population of Dhanera Taluka

As per the Census 2011, Dhanera Taluka has a total population of 2,30,741 people, consisting of 1,19,504 males and 1,11,237 females. There are 37,893 households in the taluka with an average population density of 277 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population2,30,7412,01,16329,578
Male Population1,19,5041,04,12515,379
Female Population1,11,23797,03814,199
Total Households37,89332,3905,503
Population Density277 / km²249 / km²1,133 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the taluka has 1,12,043 literate people and 40,759 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 28,678 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 20,909 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)40,75936,2804,479
Literate Population1,12,04393,03419,009
Illiterate Population1,18,6981,08,12910,569
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population28,67824,3324,346
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population20,90919,8671,042

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.