Ahwa Taluka - Dangs, Gujarat
Ahwa is an administrative taluka in the Dangs 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 Waghai, while the nearest airport is Surat Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 83.7 km.
According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the taluka was 1,766 km², including 1,755.49 km² of rural area and 10.51 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 1006 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Ahwa Taluka
Ahwa Taluka has a total of 123 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 | Ahwa (Ct) | Rural | Ahwa |
| 2 | Ambalia | Rural | Pipalpada |
| 3 | Anjankund | Rural | Linga |
| 4 | Baradpani | Rural | Malegaon |
| 5 | Baripada | Rural | Baripada |
| 6 | Barmiawad | Rural | Gotiyamal |
| 7 | Bhapkhal | Rural | Bhapkhal |
| 8 | Bhavandagad | Rural | Bhavandagad |
| 9 | Bhisya | Rural | Bhisya |
| 10 | Bhurapani | Rural | Samgahan |
| 11 | Bilmal | Rural | Kamad |
| 12 | Borigaotha (Samgahan Saja) | Rural | Chikhali |
| 13 | Borkhal | Rural | Borkhal |
| 14 | Borkhet | Rural | Bhisya |
| 15 | Chankhal | Rural | Chankhal |
| 16 | Chaukiya | Rural | Chaukiya |
| 17 | Chavadvel | Rural | Chaukiya |
| 18 | Chikatiya | Rural | Chikatiya |
| 19 | Chikhali (Samgahan Saja) | Rural | Chikhali |
| 20 | Chinchdhara | Rural | Gadhvihir |
| 21 | Chinchli | Rural | Chinchli |
| 22 | Chinchpada (Galkundsaja) | Rural | Lahancharya |
| 23 | Chirapada | Rural | Baripada |
| 24 | Davdahad | Rural | Pimpri |
| 25 | Dhavalidod | Rural | Dhavalidod |
| 26 | Dhuda | Rural | Dhavalidod |
| 27 | Dhulchond | Rural | Pimpri |
| 28 | Dhumkhal | Rural | Jakhana |
| 29 | Diwan Tembrun | Rural | Diwan Tembrun |
| 30 | Don | Rural | Don |
| 31 | Gadad | Rural | Gadad |
| 32 | Gadhvi | Rural | Gadhvi |
| 33 | Gadvihir | Rural | Gadhvihir |
| 34 | Galkund | Rural | Galkund |
| 35 | Garmal | Rural | Chaukiya |
| 36 | Gaurya | Rural | Chikatiya |
| 37 | Gaykhas | Rural | Borkhal |
| 38 | Ghoghli | Rural | Ghoghli |
| 39 | Ghubita | Rural | Gondalvihir |
| 40 | Golasta | Rural | Vangan |
| 41 | Gondalvihir | Rural | Gondalvihir |
| 42 | Gotiyamal | Rural | Gotiyamal |
| 43 | Gundia | Rural | Sonuniya |
| 44 | Hanwatchond | Rural | Hanvantchond |
| 45 | Hanwatpada(Chinchlisaja) | Rural | Gadhvihir |
| 46 | Harpada | Rural | Harpada |
| 47 | Humbapada | Rural | Sonuniya |
| 48 | Isdar (Gadhvi) | Rural | Chikatiya |
| 49 | Isdar(Borkhalsaja) | Rural | Chaukiya |
| 50 | Jakhana | Rural | Jakhana |
| 51 | Jamanvihir | Rural | Diwan Tembrun |
| 52 | Jamdar | Rural | Galkund |
| 53 | Jamlapada(Gadhvisaja) | Rural | Diwan Tembrun |
| 54 | Javtala | Rural | Chaukiya |
| 55 | Jogbari | Rural | Malegaon |
| 56 | Kadmal(Gadadsaja) | Rural | Kadmal |
| 57 | Kahandolghodi | Rural | Lahancharya |
| 58 | Kalamvihir | Rural | Nandanpeda |
| 59 | Kamad | Rural | Kamad |
| 60 | Kamdiawan | Rural | Harpada |
| 61 | Karadiamba | Rural | Gadhvihir |
| 62 | Karanjdi(Gadadsaja) | Rural | Taklipada (Pipalaidevi) |
| 63 | Kasavdahad | Rural | Ghoghli |
| 64 | Khapri | Rural | Vangan |
| 65 | Kosambia | Rural | Linga |
| 66 | Kotamdar | Rural | Jakhana |
| 67 | Kotba | Rural | Dhavalidod |
| 68 | Kutarnachiya | Rural | Vangan |
| 69 | Lahancharya | Rural | Lahancharya |
| 70 | Lahandabhas | Rural | Lahancharya |
| 71 | Linga | Rural | Linga |
| 72 | Madalbari | Rural | Gadad |
| 73 | Mahalpada | Rural | Mahalpada |
| 74 | Maharaychond | Rural | Chikhali |
| 75 | Mahardar | Rural | Chinchli |
| 76 | Malegaon | Rural | Malegaon |
| 77 | Mogra | Rural | Morzira |
| 78 | Mohpada(Galkundsaja) | Rural | Pipalpada |
| 79 | Morzira | Rural | Morzira |
| 80 | Motacharya | Rural | Lahancharya |
| 81 | Moti Dabhas | Rural | Lahancharya |
| 82 | Mulchond | Rural | Bhavandagad |
| 83 | Nadagkhadi | Rural | Chikatiya |
| 84 | Nandanpeda | Rural | Nandanpeda |
| 85 | Nilsakiya | Rural | Chankhal |
| 86 | Nimpada | Rural | Chinchli |
| 87 | Nirgudmal | Rural | Lahancharya |
| 88 | Pandava | Rural | Chaukiya |
| 89 | Payarpada | Rural | Galkund |
| 90 | Pimpri | Rural | Pimpri |
| 91 | Pipalghodi | Rural | Mahalpada |
| 92 | Pipalpada(Galkundsaja) | Rural | Pipalpada |
| 93 | Pipalyamal | Rural | Chankhal |
| 94 | Ranpada | Rural | Bhapkhal |
| 95 | Ravchond | Rural | Chaukiya |
| 96 | Sadadvihir | Rural | Harpada |
| 97 | Samgahan | Rural | Samgahan |
| 98 | Saputara | Urban | Not applicable |
| 99 | Sati | Rural | Bhavandagad |
| 100 | Sendriamba | Rural | Mahalpada |
| 101 | Sinbandh | Rural | Galkund |
| 102 | Songir | Rural | Wasurna |
| 103 | Sonuniya | Rural | Sonuniya |
| 104 | Sukmal | Rural | Chankhal |
| 105 | Sunda | Rural | Ghoghli |
| 106 | Taklipada (Pipalaidevi) | Rural | Taklipada (Pipalaidevi) |
| 107 | Taklipada (Taklipada Saja) | Rural | Umarpada |
| 108 | Tembrungartha | Rural | Umarpada |
| 109 | Thorpada | Rural | Kadmal |
| 110 | Ukhatiya | Rural | Galkund |
| 111 | Umarya | Rural | Pipalpada |
| 112 | Umbarpada | Rural | Umarpada |
| 113 | Vanar | Rural | Pipalpada |
| 114 | Vanzarghodi | Rural | Taklipada (Pipalaidevi) |
| 115 | Vanzitembrun | Rural | Taklipada (Pipalaidevi) |
| 116 | Vihiramba | Rural | Umarpada |
| 117 | Wadiawan | Rural | Harpada |
| 118 | Waidun | Rural | Taklipada (Pipalaidevi) |
| 119 | Wakarya | Rural | Kamad |
| 120 | Wangan | Rural | Vangan |
| 121 | Wanki | Rural | Pipalpada |
| 122 | Wanvada | Rural | Vangan |
| 123 | Wasurna | Rural | Wasurna |
Population of Ahwa Taluka
According to the 2011 Census, Ahwa Taluka had a total population of 2,28,291 people living in 44,699 households. The population comprised 1,13,821 males and 1,14,470 females, with an average population density of 129 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 2,28,291 | 2,03,604 | 24,687 |
| Male Population | 1,13,821 | 1,01,710 | 12,111 |
| Female Population | 1,14,470 | 1,01,894 | 12,576 |
| Total Households | 44,699 | 39,889 | 4,810 |
| Population Density | 129 / km² | 116 / km² | 2,349 / km² |
Ahwa Taluka had 1,40,968 literate people and 40,743 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 992 and 2,16,073 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 40,743 | 37,988 | 2,755 |
| Literate Population | 1,40,968 | 1,21,597 | 19,371 |
| Illiterate Population | 87,323 | 82,007 | 5,316 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 992 | 151 | 841 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 2,16,073 | 2,00,138 | 15,935 |
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.