Arambhada is a

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Jamnagar district Jamnagar District is a district of Gujarat in Western India. Its headquarters are located in the eponymous city of Jamnagar. It hosts the production facilities of large Indian companies such as Reliance. Among its attractions are several palac ...

in the

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. It's in the princely state of

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Demographics

As of the 2001 India

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, Arambhada had a population of 15,008. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Arambhada has an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 61% of the males and 39% of females literate. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age. Arambhda has become part of Okha Nagar Palika.

Notable people

Tapomurti Sadguru Shastri Shri Narayanprasaddasji Swami, A well known

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had been living in this village at his kutir (house) called Shanti Kutir for the last 30 years of his life.

References

Cities and towns in Jamnagar district {{Jamnagar-geo-stub