Salaya is a city and a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
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Devbhumi Dwarka district
Devbhumi Dwarka District is a district of India located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Kutch in the state of Gujarat. Its headquarters are located in the city of Jamkhambhaliya. The district was created on 15 August 2013 from Jamnagar ...
, headquartered
Jamkhambhaliya
Jamkhambhaliya, also known as Khambhalia, is a town and a municipality in Devbhoomi Dwarka district of Gujarat, India. It is the headquarters and the largest town of the district. Khambhaliya is famous for ghee and eggplants all over India.
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India
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state
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Gujarat
Gujarat () is a States of India, state along the Western India, western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the List of states and union territories ...
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Geography
Salaya is located at . It has an average elevation of 19 metres (62 feet).
Demographics
India
census
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Salaya has a population of 33,246 of which 16,485 are males while 16,761 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. The population of Children age 0-6 is 5547 which is 16.68% of the total population of Salaya (M). In Salaya Municipality, the Female Sex Ratio is of 1017 against the state average of 919. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Salaya is around 982 compared to Gujarat state average of 890. The literacy rate of Salaya City is 47.63% lower than the state average of 78.03%. In Salaya, Male literacy is around 61.80% while the female literacy rate is 33.79%.
Salaya Municipality has total administration over 4,684 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction. The population mostly consisted of
Vagher
Wagher, Vagher or Waghir (Gujarati: ISO 15919: ''Vāghēr or '') is a jāti from the Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat in India. Some Waghers are Hindu and others are Muslim. They speak Kutchi as a mother tongue.
History
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Vessel Industries
Salaya is mainly famous for traditional business related to sailing vessel trade and fishing. In Salaya you will get various kinds of fresh sea water fish of very high quality. Many trawlers are operating from Salaya into the nearby coastal areas. The sailing vessels loads cargo from Indian coast to Gulf countries with much hardship. The vessels being built here are mostly of dhow type without using any modern technology or maps.
References
Cities and towns in Devbhoomi Dwarka district
Ports and harbours of Gujarat