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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 522566
- Pincode
- 394715
- Post office
- Pimpri
- Population
- 645
- Households
- 131
- Literacy rate
- 74.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1136 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 425
- Distance to district centre
- 27 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 284 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 244 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kolde · 23 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Tembha Rural Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Tekpada compares
By population, Tekpada ranks #51 of 95 villages in Waghai mandal.
Literacy rate
%
74.4%
+10.2% vs mandal average
- Tekpada
- 74.4%
- Waghai mandal
- 64.2%
- Dangs district
- 61.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,136
+146 vs mandal average
- Tekpada
- 1,136
- Waghai mandal
- 990
Household size
people per home
4.9
Same as the mandal average
- Tekpada
- 4.9
- Waghai mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Tekpada at a glance
Tekpada is a village of 645 people in 131 households (Census 2011) in Waghai taluka, Dangs district, Gujarat, the 51st-largest of 95 villages in Waghai taluka. Literacy is 74%, 10 points above the taluka average of 64% and the sex ratio is 1,136 women per 1,000 men. It lies 27 km from the Dangs district centre, 14 km from Samode, the nearest town, 23 km from Kolde railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 394715, served by Pimpri post office; the LGD village code is 522566. The nearest hospital or health centre is Tembha Rural Hospital, 4 km away. The population is estimated at 760 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Tekpada →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tekpada · this village | 645 | 74% | — |
| Devli Pada · Sakri | 1,838 | 49% | 1.3 km N |
| Karanjati · Sakri | 1,192 | 33% | 3.4 km W |
| Kalikhet · Sakri | — | — | 4.3 km SE |
| Pawarpada · Peth | 245 | 60% | 4.7 km NE |
| Kuttarkhamb · Sakri | 498 | 45% | 5 km NE |
| Rohod · Sakri | 2,238 | 59% | 5.6 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Tekpada
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- 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
- 1
- 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
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SONGADH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 28
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 40
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KALIBEL
- Total area (ha)
- 311.74
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 105
- Forest area (ha)
- 12.74
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Tekpada
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Tekpada
- LGD code
- 522566
- Pincode
- 394715
- Post office
- Pimpri
- Population (Census 2011)
- 645
- Population (projected 2026)
- 760
- Households
- 131
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1136
- Literacy rate
- 74.4%
- Coordinates
- 20.99630°N, 74.00788°E
- Block / Mandal
- Waghai
- Nearest PHC
- Sai Nursing Home, Dang (56.5 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Waghai (58.3 km)
Getting there
How to reach Tekpada
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar284 kmcapital
- Mumbai244 km
- Hyderabad618 km
- Delhi906 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKolde23 km
- Hospital / PHCTembha Rural Hospital4 km
- Petrol pumpHP38 km
- Police stationSaputara Police Station53 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 394715
Villages near Tekpada
Other villages in Waghai mandal
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- Chichinagaontha
- Dagadiamba
- Khatal
- Bhadarpada
- Sarwar
- Barda (Manmodisaja)
- Nadakchond
- Barkhandhia
- Koylipada
- Borigaotha (Waghaisaja)
- Daguniya
- Ambapada (Vaghai)
- Rambhas
- Dagadpada
- Jhariya (Dungarda)
- Dokpatal
- Murambi
- Ghodi
- Shivarimal
- Gundvahal
- Bhalkhet
- Mota Malunga
- Lavaria
- Kudkas
- Susarda
- Uga(Rambhasaja)
- Dhodhalpada
- Borpada
- Barda
- Kakarda
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)