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- LGD code
- 523931
- Pincode
- 394445
- Post office
- Umarpada
- Population
- 1,886
- Households
- 421
- Literacy rate
- 57.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1054 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,203
- Distance to district centre
- 127 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 159 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 227 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 292 km
- Nearest railway station
- Khandbara · 30 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Arihant Clinic · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dongripada compares
By population, Dongripada ranks #13 of 63 villages in Umarpada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.6%
−1.0% vs mandal average
- Dongripada
- 57.6%
- Umarpada mandal
- 58.6%
- Surat district
- 75.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,054
+65 vs mandal average
- Dongripada
- 1,054
- Umarpada mandal
- 989
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Dongripada
- 4.5
- Umarpada mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dongripada at a glance
Dongripada is a village of 1,886 people in 421 households (Census 2011) in Umarpada taluka, Surat district, Gujarat, the 13th-largest of 63 villages in Umarpada taluka. Literacy is 58%, 1 points below the taluka average of 59% and the sex ratio is 1,054 women per 1,000 men. It lies 127 km from the Surat district centre, 15 km from Shale, the nearest town, 30 km from Khandbara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 394445, served by Umarpada post office; the LGD village code is 523931. The nearest hospital or health centre is Arihant Clinic, 7 km away. The population is estimated at 2,224 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dongripada
- 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
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- MANDVI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 53
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 136
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 23
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DONGRIPADA
- Total area (ha)
- 334.33
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 10
- Forest area (ha)
- 12.03
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Dongripada
- LGD code
- 523931
- Pincode
- 394445
- Post office
- Umarpada
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,886
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,224
- Households
- 421
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1054
- Literacy rate
- 57.6%
- Coordinates
- 21.53047°N, 73.88604°E
- Block / Mandal
- Umarpada
Getting there
How to reach Dongripada
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar227 kmcapital
- Mumbai292 km
- Hyderabad667 km
- Delhi856 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKhandbara30 km
- Hospital / PHCArihant Clinic7 km
- ATM / bankBank of baroda34 km
- CollegeACS Seniors College, Taloda34 km
- Police stationPolice Station Taloda34 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)