Ghatlodiya is an area in

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ), also spelled Amdavad (), is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 ...

in the state of

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, in western

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Demographics

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, It is fast developed neighbourhood in Gujarat. Ghatlodiya had a population of 106,259. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Ghatlodiya has an average literacy rate of 83%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 80%. In Ghatlodiya, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. It is a residential cum commercial area in Ahmedabad City. It is a very good locality and well connected with the other areas of Ahmedabad city. It is well connected by trains, buses and public transports. School, bank, ATM and hospital are available nearby the locality. The major localities in Ghatlodia are Prabhat Chowk, KK Nagar, Sayona City, Ghatlodia Village,

Chanakyapuri Chanakyapuri () is a neighbourhood and diplomatic enclave established in the 1950s in New Delhi, India. It is also a sub-division of the New Delhi district and plays host to the majority of foreign Embassy, embassies in New Delhi. Chanakyapuri, ...

and so on. Ghatlodia also has a significant Patel population. Most Patel Families live in the KK Nagar (Also known as

Patidar Patidar (Gujarati language, Gujarati: ), formerly known as Kunbi, Kanbi (Gujarati language, Gujarati: ), is an Indian land-owning and peasant Caste system in India, caste and community native to Gujarat. The community comprises at multiple sub ...

Chowk) and Rabari families in Chanakyapuri and are nearer to Ghatlodia Village.

Education

Schools in Ghatlodia are either public schools (run by the Governments) or private schools (run by trusts or individuals), which in some cases receive financial aid from the government. The schools are affiliated either with the Gujarat Education Central Board (GESB), the All-India Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE),

National Institute of Open Schooling The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) (), formerly National Open School is a national level board of education in India, controlled and managed by the Government of India. It was established by the Ministry of Education (erstwhile Mi ...

(NIOS) or the Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE) boards. Gujarati or English is the usual language of instruction.

References

Neighbourhoods in Ahmedabad {{Ahmedabad-geo-stub