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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 522745
- Pincode
- 394710
- Post office
- Ahwadangs
- Population
- 1,432
- Households
- 235
- Literacy rate
- 54.5%
- Sex ratio
- 983 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 778
- Distance to district centre
- 31 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 52 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 257 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 247 km
- Nearest railway station
- Navapur · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- SDH, Navapur · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Gadad compares
By population, Gadad ranks #8 of 121 villages in Ahwa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
54.5%
−6.9% vs mandal average
- Gadad
- 54.5%
- Ahwa mandal
- 61.4%
- Dangs district
- 61.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
983
−21 vs mandal average
- Gadad
- 983
- Ahwa mandal
- 1,004
Household size
people per home
6.1
+0.7 vs mandal average
- Gadad
- 6.1
- Ahwa mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gadad at a glance
Gadad is a village of 1,432 people in 235 households (Census 2011) in Ahwa taluka, Dangs district, Gujarat, the 8th-largest of 121 villages in Ahwa taluka. Literacy is 55%, 7 points below the taluka average of 61% and the sex ratio is 983 women per 1,000 men. It lies 31 km from the Dangs district centre, 8 km from Chinchpada, the nearest town, 5 km from Navapur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 394710, served by Ahwadangs post office; the LGD village code is 522745. The nearest hospital or health centre is SDH, Navapur, 8 km away. The population is estimated at 1,688 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gadad
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- AHWA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MORZIRA
- Total area (ha)
- 808.9
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 228.61
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Gadad
- LGD code
- 522745
- Pincode
- 394710
- Post office
- Ahwadangs
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,432
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,688
- Households
- 235
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 983
- Literacy rate
- 54.5%
- Coordinates
- 21.14359°N, 73.73522°E
- Block / Mandal
- Ahwa
- Nearest PHC
- Gaurang Nursing Home (43.0 km)
Getting there
How to reach Gadad
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar257 kmcapital
- Mumbai247 km
- Hyderabad651 km
- Delhi901 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNavapur5 km
- Hospital / PHCSDH, Navapur8 km
Same pincode
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Other villages named Gadad
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Villages near Gadad
Other villages in Ahwa mandal
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- Samgahan
- Malegaon
- Gadhvi
- Pimpri
- Don
- Hanwatchond
- Kotba
- Taklipada (Pipalaidevi)
- Jakhana
- Chinchli
- Linga
- Gondalvihir
- Kadmal(Gadadsaja)
- Nadagkhadi
- Mogra
- Nandanpeda
- Morzira
- Kalamvihir
- Jamlapada(Gadhvisaja)
- Chikatiya
- Chinchdhara
- Gadvihir
- Bhisya
- Gaurya
- Pipalghodi
- Kotamdar
- Gotiyamal
- Wasurna
- Mahalpada
- Galkund
- Borkhet
- Borkhal
- Sendriamba
- Dhuda
- Chankhal
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)