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- LGD code
- 522797
- Pincode
- 394730
- Post office
- Waghai
- Population
- 618
- Households
- 116
- Literacy rate
- 72.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1060 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 289
- Distance to district centre
- 21 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 26 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 294 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 232 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kolde · 33 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Gawhan · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Baripada compares
By population, Baripada ranks #49 of 121 villages in Ahwa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.5%
+11.1% vs mandal average
- Baripada
- 72.5%
- Ahwa mandal
- 61.4%
- Dangs district
- 61.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,060
+56 vs mandal average
- Baripada
- 1,060
- Ahwa mandal
- 1,004
Household size
people per home
5.3
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Baripada
- 5.3
- Ahwa mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Baripada at a glance
Baripada is a village of 618 people in 116 households (Census 2011) in Ahwa taluka, Dangs district, Gujarat, the 49th-largest of 121 villages in Ahwa taluka. Literacy is 73%, 11 points above the taluka average of 61% and the sex ratio is 1,060 women per 1,000 men. It lies 21 km from the Dangs district centre, 20 km from Samode, the nearest town, 33 km from Kolde railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 394730, served by Waghai post office; the LGD village code is 522797. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Gawhan, 13 km away. The population is estimated at 729 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Baripada
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 3
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- AHWA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BARIPADA
- Total area (ha)
- 495.35
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 487
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Baripada
- LGD code
- 522797
- Pincode
- 394730
- Post office
- Waghai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 618
- Population (projected 2026)
- 729
- Households
- 116
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1060
- Literacy rate
- 72.5%
- Coordinates
- 20.88052°N, 73.98353°E
- Block / Mandal
- Ahwa
- Nearest PHC
- Gaurang Nursing Home (33.8 km)
Getting there
How to reach Baripada
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar294 kmcapital
- Mumbai232 km
- Hyderabad612 km
- Delhi919 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKolde33 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Gawhan13 km
- ATM / bankBank of Baroda38 km
- Police stationSaputara Police Station41 km
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Other villages in Ahwa mandal
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- Gadad
- 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
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)