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 is a key part of the district's rural administration. Ahwa is the main town for most villages within the taluka. 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.

The total area of the taluka is 1,766 km², including 1,755.49 km² rural area and 10.51 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1005 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

As per the Census 2011, Ahwa Taluka has a total population of 2,28,291 people, consisting of 1,13,821 males and 1,14,470 females. There are 44,699 households in the taluka with an average population density of 129 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

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

Beyond these basic counts, the taluka has 1,40,968 literate people and 40,743 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 992 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 2,16,073 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)	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.

Taluka Overview
Taluka (Hindi)	Ahwa (डांग)
District	Dangs
State / UT	Gujarat
Railway Station	Waghai
Total Area	1,766 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1005
Total Population (2011)	2,28,291
Density	129/km²
Total Villages	123