Nakhatrana () is a city and headquarters for a

taluka A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ...

in the middle of Kutch (kachchh),

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, in

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. Nakhatrana got its name from a very famous tale when Paliwal Bramhins from

Pali Pāli (, IAST: pāl̤i) is a Classical languages of India, classical Middle Indo-Aryan languages, Middle Indo-Aryan language of the Indian subcontinent. It is widely studied because it is the language of the Buddhist ''Pali Canon, Pāli Can ...

migrated to Kutch, the then

ruler A ruler, sometimes called a rule, scale, line gauge, or metre/meter stick, is an instrument used to make length measurements, whereby a length is read from a series of markings called "rules" along an edge of the device. Usually, the instr ...

gifted greenest part of Kutch without any document, 'khat' in Gujarati.

Joshi Joshi is a surname used by the Brahmin (caste) in India and Nepal. Joshi is also sometimes spelled as Jyoshi. The name is derived from the Sanskrit word ''Jyotishi'' meaning "astrologer" or a person who practices '' jyotisha''. ''Jyotisha'' refers ...

is the popular surname of Bramhins here

Demographics

In the 2011 census, the village of Nakhatrana had 17478. named Lakhiarviro (near present-day Nakhatrana) after his twin brother Lakhiar. 4

Street food

A large village, it is famous for its spicy

Dabeli Dabeli, kutchi dabeli or double roti (, Devanagari: दाबेली, कच्छी दाबेली), is a popular snack food of India, originating in the Mandvi, Kutch region. It is a spicy yet sweet snack made by mixing boiled potato ...

snack and bangles. It is also famous for Spicy Onion

Samosa A samosa () () (Hindi: समोसा) ( Persian: سمبوسه) is a fried South Asian and West Asian snack. It is a pastry with a savory filling that mostly consists of vegetables like spiced potatoes, onions, and peas, but can also include ...

Education

K.V. High School is an old school with a history. Divine school, Uma high school
Archana St XaviersKeshav Saraswati Vidhya Madi
/r The village contain 6 government primary school, 2 high schools, 4 private schools, 1 college and ITI. Nakhatrana is developing educational centre. Nakhatrana is located on National Highway 8 (India), National Highway 8.

Places of Attraction near Nakhatrana

* Dhinodhar * Chhari Dhandh * Roha Fort * Virani Moti
ShantiDham - Khetabapa Sthanak
- Vithon * Jakh Botera * Hajipir * Mata na Madh * Banni Wet Lands * Desalpar * Manjal * Nani Aral *

Bhuj Bhuj () is a city and the headquarters of Kutch district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Etymology According to legend, Kutch (Kachchh) was ruled by the Nāga chieftains in the past. Sagai, a queen of Sheshapattana, who was married to King B ...

References

Villages in Kutch district {{Kachchh-geo-stub