Talaja Taluka - Bhavnagar, Gujarat

Talaja is an administrative taluka in the Bhavnagar district of Gujarat, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Talaja is the main town for most villages within the taluka. The nearest railway station is situated at Palitana, while the nearest airport is Bhavnagar Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 37.6 km.

The total area of the taluka is 974 km², including 935.39 km² rural area and 38.53 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 866 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Talaja Taluka

Talaja Taluka has a total of 118 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Taluka, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Alang	Rural	Alang
2	Ambla	Rural	Ambla
3	Bakhalka	Rural	Bakhalka
4	Bambhor	Rural	Bambhor
5	Bapada	Rural	Bapada
6	Bapasara	Rural	Bapasara
7	Bela	Rural	Bela
8	Belada	Rural	Belada
9	Bhadraval	Rural	Bhadraval 3 (Ambala)
10	Bhalar	Rural	Bhalar
11	Bharapara	Rural	Bharapara
12	Bharoli	Rural	Bharoli
13	Bhegali	Rural	Bhegali
14	Bhensavadi	Rural	Paniyali
15	Bhungar	Rural	Bhungar
16	Bodki	Rural	Bodki
17	Borda	Rural	Borda
18	Bordi	Rural	Bordi
19	Borla	Rural	Borla
20	Chopada	Rural	Chopada
21	Chudi	Rural	Chudi
22	Dakana	Rural	Dakana
23	Dantrad	Rural	Dantrad
24	Datha	Rural	Datha
25	Devaliya	Rural	Devaliya
26	Devli	Rural	Devli
27	Dhardi	Rural	Dhardi
28	Dihor	Rural	Dihor
29	Fulsar	Both	Fulsar
30	Gadhada	Rural	Gadhada
31	Gadhesar	Rural	Gadhesar
32	Ghantarvala	Rural	Ghantarvala
33	Gorkhi	Rural	Gorkhi
34	Hajipar	Rural	Hajipar
35	Hamirpara	Rural	Hamirpara
36	Hubakvad	Rural	Hubakvad
37	Isora	Rural	Isora
38	Jalvadar	Rural	Jalvadar
39	Jaspara	Rural	Jaspara
40	Juna Sangana	Rural	Juna Sangana
41	Juni Chhapari	Rural	Juni Chhapari
42	Juni Kamrol	Rural	Juni Kamrol
43	Kathava	Rural	Kathava
44	Kerala	Rural	Kerala
45	Khadadpar	Rural	Khadadpar
46	Khandhera	Rural	Khandhera
47	Khardi	Rural	Khardi
48	Kodiya	Rural	Kodiya
49	Kundavi	Rural	Kundali
50	Kundhada	Rural	Kundhada
51	Kundheli	Rural	Kundheli
52	Lilivav	Rural	Lilivav
53	Madhuvan	Rural	Madhuvan
54	Mahadevpara	Rural	Mahadevpara
55	Mahadevpara(Timbo)	Rural	Kathava
56	Makhaniya	Rural	Makhaniya
57	Mamsi	Rural	Mamsi
58	Manar	Rural	Manar
59	Mandva	Rural	Mandva
60	Mangela	Rural	Mangela
61	Mathavda	Rural	Mathavda
62	Methla	Rural	Methla
63	Mithi Virdi	Rural	Mithi Virdi
64	Mota Ghana	Rural	Mota Ghana
65	Moti Babariyat	Rural	Moti Babariyat
66	Moti Mandavali	Rural	Moti Mandavali
67	Nana Ghana	Rural	Nana Ghana
68	Nani Babariyat	Rural	Nani Babariyat
69	Nani Mandavali	Rural	Nani Mandavali
70	Nava Juna Rajapara	Rural	Juna Rajpara
71	Nava Sangana	Rural	Nava Sangana
72	Navi Chhapari	Rural	Navi Chhapari
73	Navi Kamrol	Rural	Navi Kamrol
74	Neshiya	Rural	Neshiya
75	Nesvad	Rural	Nesvad
76	Nichadi	Rural	Nichadi
77	Padargadh	Rural	Padargadh
78	Padari (Bhammar)	Rural	Padari
79	Padari(Gohil)	Rural	Padari (Gohil)
80	Panchpipla	Rural	Panch Pipla
81	Paniyali	Rural	Paniyali
82	Pasavi	Rural	Pasavi
83	Pavthi	Rural	Pavthi
84	Pingali	Rural	Pingali
85	Piparla	Rural	Piparla
86	Pithalpur	Rural	Pithalpur
87	Pratapara	Rural	Pratap Para
88	Rajpara No.2	Rural	Rajpara No.2
89	Ralgon	Rural	Ralgon
90	Rampara	Rural	Rampara
91	Reliya Gadhula	Rural	Reliya (Gadhula)
92	Rojiya	Rural	Rojiya
93	Royal	Rural	Royal
94	Sakhvadar	Rural	Sakhvadar
95	Samadhiyala	Rural	Samadhiyala
96	Sankhadasar No.1	Rural	Sankhadasar No.1
97	Sankhadasar No.2	Rural	Sankhadasar No.2
98	Sartanpar	Rural	Sartanpar
99	Sathara	Rural	Sathara
100	Shelavadar	Rural	Shelavadar
101	Shevaliya	Rural	Shevaliya
102	Shobhavad	Rural	Sobhavad
103	Sonsiya	Rural	Sonsiya
104	Tadhavad	Rural	Tadhavad
105	Talaja	Urban	Not applicable
106	Talli	Rural	Talli
107	Tarsara	Rural	Tarsara
108	Thaliya	Rural	Thaliya
109	Timana	Rural	Timana
110	Trapaj	Rural	Trapaj
111	Umarla	Rural	Umarla
112	Unchdi	Rural	Unchdi
113	Valar	Rural	Valar
114	Vataliya	Rural	Vataliya
115	Vavadi	Rural	Vavadi
116	Vejodari	Rural	Vejodari
117	Velavadar	Rural	Velavadar
118	Zanzmer	Rural	Zanzmer

Population of Talaja Taluka

As per the Census 2011, Talaja Taluka has a total population of 3,25,667 people, consisting of 1,74,482 males and 1,51,185 females. There are 58,712 households in the taluka with an average population density of 334 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	3,25,667	2,71,056	54,611
Male Population	1,74,482	1,38,613	35,869
Female Population	1,51,185	1,32,443	18,742
Total Households	58,712	47,264	11,448
Population Density	334 / km²	290 / km²	1,417 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the taluka has 1,97,366 literate people and 44,262 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 9,035 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 196 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	44,262	38,908	5,354
Literate Population	1,97,366	1,59,246	38,120
Illiterate Population	1,28,301	1,11,810	16,491
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	9,035	7,338	1,697
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	196	146	50

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.

Taluka Overview
Taluka (Hindi)	Talaja (तलाजा)
District	Bhavnagar
State / UT	Gujarat
Railway Station	Palitana
Total Area	974 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	866
Total Population (2011)	3,25,667
Density	334/km²
Total Villages	118

Nearby Talukas in Bhavnagar
Bhavnagar	Bhavnagar City
Gariadhar	Ghogha
Jesar	Mahuva
Palitana	Sihor
Umrala	Vallabhipur