Padra Taluka - Vadodara District, Gujarat

Padra is an administrative taluka in the Vadodara district of Gujarat, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Padra is the main town for most villages within the taluka. The nearest railway station is situated at Padra, while the nearest airport is Vadodara Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 23.2 km.

The total area of the taluka is 535 km², including 528.05 km² rural area and 7.03 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 917 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Padra Taluka

Padra Taluka has a total of 83 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Taluka, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.Village NameCategoryGram Panchayat
1AbhorRuralAbhol
2AmbadaRuralAmbada
3AmlaRuralAmla
4AntiRuralAnti
5BhadaraRuralBhadara
6BhadariRuralBhadari
7BhanpurRuralBhanpur
8BhojRuralBhoj
9BrahmanvasiRuralBrahmanvasi
10ChansadRuralChansad
11ChitralRuralChitral
12ChokariRuralChokari
13DabhasaRuralDabhasa
14DabkaRuralDabka
15DanoliRuralDanoli
16DarapuraRuralDarapura
17DhobikuwaRuralDhobikuwa
18DudhwadaRuralDudhwada
19EkalbaraRuralEkalbara
20GamethaRuralGametha
21GavasadRuralGavasad
22GayapuraRuralGayapura
23GhayajRuralGhayaj
24GoriyadRuralGoriyad
25HusepurRuralHusepur
26JalalpurRuralJalalpur
27JaspurRuralJaspur
28KalyankuiRuralKalyankui
29KandaRuralKanda
30KanzatRuralKanzat
31KarkhadiRuralKarkhadi
32KarnakuvaRuralKarnakuva
33KothwadaRuralHusepur
34KotnaRuralKotna
35KuralRuralKural
36LatipuraRuralLatipura
37LolaRuralLola
38LunaRuralLuna
39MadapurRuralMadapur
40MahmadpuraRuralMahmadpura
41MahuvadRuralMahuvad
42MajatanRuralMajatan
43MasarRuralMasar
44MedhadRuralMedhad
45MobhaRuralMobha
46MujpurRuralMujpur
47MuvalRuralMuval
48NarsipuraRuralNarsipura
49NedraRuralNedra
50Padra KasbaBothGanpatpura
51PatodRuralPatod
52PavdaRuralPavda
53PindapaRuralPindapa
54PipliRuralPipli
55RajupuraRuralRajupura
56RanuRuralRanu
57SadadRuralSadad
58SadhiRuralSadhi
59SadraRuralSadra
60SamplaRuralSampla
61SandhaRuralSandha
62SangmaRuralSangma
63Saras VaniRuralSaras Vani
64SarejaRuralDarapura
65SejakuvaRuralSejakuva
66ShaheraRuralShahera
67ShanpurRuralShanpur
68ShihorRuralShihor
69SokhdakhurdRuralSokhdakhurd
70SokhdaraghuRuralSokhdaraghu
71SomjipuraRuralSomjipura
72SultanpuraRuralDabka
73TajpuraRuralTajpura
74Thikariya MathRuralKanda
75Thikariya MubarakRuralShihor
76TithorRuralTithor
77UmarayaRuralUmaraya
78VadadlaRuralVadadla
79VaduRuralVadu
80VanchharaRuralVanchhara
81VasnarefRuralSokhdaraghu
82VirpurRuralMedhad
83VishrampuraRuralVishrampura

Population of Padra Taluka

As per the Census 2011, Padra Taluka has a total population of 2,65,901 people, consisting of 1,38,645 males and 1,27,256 females. There are 55,104 households in the taluka with an average population density of 497 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Total Population2,65,9012,19,24146,660
Male Population1,38,6451,14,38024,265
Female Population1,27,2561,04,86122,395
Total Households55,10445,5259,579
Population Density497 / km²415 / km²6,637 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the taluka has 1,89,205 literate people and 32,393 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 15,666 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 8,090 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)32,39327,2875,106
Literate Population1,89,2051,52,59136,614
Illiterate Population76,69666,65010,046
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population15,66613,3612,305
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population8,0907,417673

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.