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North Gujarat
North Gujarat, the Northern part of Indian state of Gujarat includes the districts of Gandhinagar, Banaskantha, Patan, Aravalli, Mehsana Sabarkantha and Vav-Tharad district. Patan city is the administrative headquarters of North Gujarat. There Are Two Municipal Corporations in North Gujarat Mehsana And Gandhinagar. North Gujarat is dominant in the dairy industry. Currently, the water table of the region is dropping 6 meters every year. The dialects of Gujarati in this region differ from each other and from dialects in other parts with minor differences. All dialects have the common difference from Gujarati in that the word "chhe" is replaced by "she" or "sh". According to the 2011 Census, this region has a population of 10,319,646 people. Cities and districts Gandhinagar is the largest city and Patan district is the largest district in the region. Other important cities are Patan, Mehsana,Palanpur, Himmatnagar, Modasa, Sidhpur, Kalol, Kadi, Unjha & Visnaga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States And Union Territories Of India
India is a federalism, federal union comprising 28 federated state, states and 8 union territory, union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into 800 List of districts in India, districts and smaller administrative divisions of India, administrative divisions by the respective subnational government. The states of India are self-governing administrative divisions, each having a State governments of India, state government. The governing powers of the states are shared between the state government and the Government of India, union government. On the other hand, the union territories are directly governed by the union government. History 1876–1919 The British Raj was a very complex political entity consisting of various imperial divisions and states and territories of varying autonomy. At the time of its establishment in 1876, it was made up of 584 princely state, constituent states and the prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadi, India
Kadi is a town and a municipality in Mehsana district in the Indian state of 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 .... General information * Geographic Location : . * Weather : Normal * Total Numbers of Villages : 120 * Population : Total - 260934, Men - 135723, Women - 125211 * Literacy : Average - 65.8%, Men - 78.55%, Women - 52.02% * Crops : Sorghum, Cotton, Wheat, Mustard Seeds, Cumin Seeds etc. * Domestic Animals : Cows, buffaloes, camels, donkeys, goats etc. * Minerals : Oil & Natural Gas * Railway : 15 km * Roads : State Highways, Panchayat Roads etc. * Industries : Cotton processing, Cotton seed processing, Cotton oil Refineries, Ceramic industry and many more. * Tourist Points: Meladi mata temple, Malhavrav Fort, Umiya mata temple, Narmada Canal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santalpur
Santalpur is a village in Santalpur Taluka of Patan district of Gujarat state, India. History The proprietors of Santalpur and Chadchat were Jadeja Rajputs. According to the local history, before the Jadejas came Santalpur was held by Turks, probably a colony from Sindh. After them came the Jhalas, one of whom founded and gave his name to the village of Santalpur. Santal Jhala married a sister of Lunaji Vaghela, the conqueror of Gidi and Radhanpur, but, offending Lunaji, was attacked by him and slain. Santalpur did not long continue under Vaghela rule. Sarkhaji the son of Lunaji was driven out by Rao Khengarji I of Cutch State who took both Santalpur and Chadchat. Santalpur was under Palanpur Agency of Bombay Presidency, which in 1925 became the Banas Kantha Agency. After Independence of India in 1947, Bombay Presidency was reorganized in Bombay State. When Gujarat state was formed in 1960 from Bombay State, it fell under Mehsana district of Gujarat. Later it became part of Pat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sami, Gujarat
Sami is a town in Sami Taluka of Patan district of Gujarat, India. History According to the tradition Sami takes its name from its founder, an ascetic of Atit or Sami order. It came under the power of the Nawab of Radhanpur around 1753; and at the beginning of the nineteenth century was his capital and headquarters. The great plague of 1816 carried off about one-half of its population. Sami was under Radhanpur state. Radhanpur was under Palanpur Agency of Bombay Presidency, which in 1925 became the Banas Kantha Agency. After Independence of India in 1947, Bombay Presidency was reorganized in Bombay State. When Gujarat state was formed in 1960 from Bombay State, it fell under Mehsana district of Gujarat and subsequently became part of Patan district. Places of interest There is a mosque "Jama masjid muslim community. Sami was surrounded by a brick wall about one and a half miles in circumference, twenty-four feet high and twelve wide, now partly in ruins. To the east is a st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chanasma
Chanasma is a small town and a municipality in Chanasma Taluka of Patan district in the state of Gujarat, India. Chanasma is a seat of Gujarat Assembly. The MP seat of Chanasma falls in the Patan Lok Sabha. Chanasma village is connected by Kandla-Mehsana highway. And since the broad gauge of the railway is being renovated, it is going to connect with Rajasthan via Patan from Ahmedabad. Patel, Brahmin, Vania, Darji, Panchal, Parmar, Rabari, Thakor, Nayi, all communities live in Chansma village. The old village of Chanasma was between Ugmano Darwaza and Athamano Darwaza. But now due to the increase in population and development of the village, the village is spreading to the outside. Chansma Village Shree Laljidas Laxmidas Patel Trust runs Rotla Ghar for feeding the poor where clean and nutritious meals are provided to the poor for free. A Jain people's trust runs a PanjraPole where sick animals are kept and cared for. Chansma village 25 years ago was very famous for iron goods like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harij
Harij is a city and a municipality in Patan district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Geography Harij is located at . It has an average elevation of 33 metres (108 feet). Demographics India census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ..., Harij had a population of 18,388. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Harij has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 65%, and female literacy is 47%. In Harij, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. References Cities and towns in Patan district {{Patan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radhanpur
Radhanpur is a village and a gram panchayat in Patan district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Gujarat. Origin of name According to the tradition, this village is named after Radhan Khan, a descendant of Fateh Khan Baloch. Fateh Khan Baloch received a freedom from the Gujarat Sultanate, Gujarat Sultan Ahmad Shah III, which included the territory of the later day village of Radhanpur. History Radhanpur belonged to the Vaghelas and was known as Lunavada after Vaghela Lunaji of the Sardhara branch of that tribe. Subsequently, it was held as a fief under the Gujarat Sultanate, by Fateh Khan Baloch, and is said to have been named Radhanpur after Radhan Khan of that family. Babi Dynasty, Babi ancestors either entered India accompanying Mughal emperor Humayun or entered the service of Sultan Muzaffar III of Gujarat Sultanate (1561–1572). Bahadur Khan Babi was, in the reign of Shah Jahan, appointed manager of Tharad, and his son Sher Khan Babi made manager, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patan District
Patan district is one of the 34 districts of Gujarat state in western India. Its main city is Patan. This district is located in northern Gujarat and bounded by Vav-Tharad district in the north, Banaskantha district in the northeast, Mehsana district in the east and southeast, Surendranagar district in the south and Kutch District and the ''Kutch nu Nanu Ran'' ( Little Rann of Kutch) in the west. The district occupies an area of 5792 km2. Some of its areas, Harij and Sami, bordering Kutch are quite sensitive as there is no settled population between there and the border of Pakistan even though geographically the border is quite some distance away. Origin of name The district is named after Patan, the headquarters of the district. It was one of the ancient and early medieval capitals of Gujarat, described vividly in the novels written by K.M. Munshi.Originally King anraj Chavdaestablished this new city and named Anahilpur Patan OR Anhilvad Patan after the name of his very ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aravalli District
Aravalli district is a district in the state of Gujarat in India that came into being on August 15, 2013, becoming the 29th district of the state. The district has been carved out of the Sabarkantha district. The district headquarters are at Modasa. Etymology The district has been named for the Aravalli Hills that run across Gujarat and Rajasthan. According to records with the Government of Gujarat, the Arasur branch of Aravalis passes through the regions of Danta, Modasa and Shamlaji in the district. History It was one of 7 new districts in the state whose formation has been approved by the Government of Gujarat in 2013. The district has a large tribal population and its formation, announced in the run up to the Assembly elections in Gujarat in 2012. Geography Aravalli district consists of Bhiloda, Meghraj, Modasa, Malpur, Dhansura and Bayad talukas of former Sabarkantha district. Of these, Meghraj, Malpur and Bhiloda are tribal dominated talukas. The district includes 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabarkantha District
Sabarkantha district is one of the 33 districts of Gujarat state of India, located in the Northeast India, northeastern part of the state. The administrative headquarters of the district are located in Himatnagar and the National Highway no. 48 passes though this district. The district comprises a total of 1,389 villages (including Pedhmala and Takhatgadh Kampa) and has an estimated population of 2.5 million people as of January 2025 based on recent demographic projections. Geography and climate Sabarkantha District is bounded by Rajasthan to the north and northeast, the Banaskantha district and the Mehsana district to the west, the Gandhinagar district to the south and the Aravalli district to the southeast. It is spread across an area of 5390 km and its geographical location: 23.030 to 24.30 N latitude and 72.43 to 73.39 E. longitude. The district has a climate of a minimum temperature of 9o C in the winter and a maximum temperature of 49o C in the summer. The region also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banaskantha District
Banaskantha district is one of the Districts of Gujarat, thirty-four districts of the Gujarat States and territories of India, state of India. The administrative headquarters and largest city is Palanpur. The district is in northeastern Gujarat where the West Banas River runs through the valley between Mount Abu and Aravalli Range, flowing to the plains of Gujarat in this region. The district is famous for the Ambaji temple which draws many tourists. It has an area of 12,703 km2 and was the second largest district in the state until January 2025, when Vav-Tharad district was carved out of the western part of the district and remaining area of 6,176 km2 remains the same. Geography Banaskantha shares its borders with Rajasthan state in the North, Sabarkantha district in East, Vav-Tharad district in West and Patan district and Mehsana district in the South. Economy It is the site of Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University. In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehsana District
Mehsana district (alternate spelling "Mahesana") is one of the 33 districts of Gujarat state in western India. Mehsana city is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district has a population of over 1.8 million and an area of over 4,500 km2. There are over 600 villages in this district with a population of 2,035,064 of which 22.40% were urban as of 2011. Mehsana district borders with Banaskantha district in the north, Patan, Gujarat, Patan and Surendranagar districts in west, Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad districts in south and Sabarkantha district in the east. Major towns of the district are Mehsana, Vijapur, Bahucharaji, Satlasana, Modhera, Unjha, Vadnagar, Kalol, Gandhinagar, Kalol, Kadi, India, Kadi, Visnagar, Kherva, Jotana and Kheralu. History Mehsaji Chavda, a Rajput and an heir of Chavda dynasty, established Mehsana. He constructed the ''Toran'' (arc gate) of city and a temple dedicated to Goddess Toran in Vikram Samvat 1414, Bhadrapad Sud 10 (1358 AD) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
