Gir Gadhada is a town in Gir Somnath district in the state of Gujarat, India. Before 2013, it was a town of Una Taluka in Junagadh District, Now it has become the administrative headquarters for 42 villages[3] when that taluka was created as part of the new Gir Somnath District in August of that year.[4][5] Newly built BAPS Shree Swaminarayana Mandir is a popular place of worship and spiritual activities here.[6] There is another older Swaminarayan mandir nearby. Other temples in the town are Shree Khodiyar Mandir, Shree ramji Mandir, Hanuman Ji mandir, Shiv mandir and Ganpati temple
Gir Gadhada | |
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Town | |
  Gir Gadhada Location in Gujarat, India  Gir Gadhada Gir Gadhada (India) | |
| Coordinates: 20°55′23″N 70°55′17″E / 20.923121°N 70.921362°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Gir Somnath |
| Taluka | Gir Gadhada |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,144.11 ha (5,298.21 acres) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 9,631[1][2] |
| Sex ratio 4781/4850♂/♀[1] | |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 362530[2] |
| Vehicle registration | GJ |
| Census code of Gir Gadhada | 515255[1] |
| Nearest city | Somnath, Una |
| Website | girsomnathdp |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Gir Gadhada has 1849 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 71.28% [1]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 9631 | 4781 | 4850 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 1226 | 615 | 611 |
| Scheduled caste | 872 | 441 | 431 |
| Scheduled tribe | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Literates | 5991 | 3342 | 2649 |
| Illiterates | 3640 | 1439 | 2201 |
| Total Workers | 4070 | 2786 | 1284 |
| Main workers | 3486 | 2679 | 807 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 733 | 604 | 129 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 1483 | 926 | 557 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 26 | 20 | 6 |
| Main workers: Other | 1244 | 1129 | 115 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 584 | 107 | 477 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 245 | 15 | 230 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 269 | 54 | 215 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | - | - | - |
| Marginal workers: Others | 70 | 38 | 32 |
| Non-workers | 5561 | 1995 | 3566 |
List of Villages in Gir Gadhada Taluka
editBelow is the Revenue records list of forty-three villages of Gir Gadhada Taluka including Gir Gadhada village.[7]
- Ambavad
- Ankolali
- Babariya
- Bediya
- Bhakha
- Bhiyal
- Bodidar
- Dhokadva
- Dhrabavad
- Dron
- Fareda
- Fatsar
- Fulka
- Gir Gadhada
- Harmadiya
- Itvaya
- Jamvala
- Jaragli
- Jhanjhariya
- Jhudvadli
- Juna Ugla
- Kanakiya
- Kaneri
- Kansariya
- Khilavad
- Kodiya
- Mahobatpara
- Motisar
- Nagadiya
- Nava Ugla
- Nitli
- Panderi
- Rasulpara
- Sanosri
- mota samdhiyala
- Sonpura
- Thordi
- Umedpara
- Undari
- Vadli
- Vadviyala
- Velakot
See also
editmota samdhiyala
Notes and references
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Page no. 244 to 249 - District Census Handbook - Junagadh" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Gujarat.
- ^ a b "wikivillage article of Gir Gadhada". 2011 Census of India. Wikivillage.in. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "Notification: Gujarat Land Revenue Code 1879: Schedule B Villages of Girgadhada Taluka" (PDF). The Gujarat Government Gazette. Vol. 54, no. Extra No. 282. 9 September 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2014.
- ^ "Promises Delivered! Gujarat Cabinet approves creation of 7 New Districts and 22 New Talukas". Narendra Modi. 25 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Maps of Gujarat's new 7 districts and changes in existing districts". Desh Gujarat. 13 August 2013. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013.
- ^ "Murti-Pratishtha Mahotsav of BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir".
- ^ "Notification: Gujarat Land Revenue Code 1879: Schedule B Villages of Girgadhada Taluka" (PDF). The Gujarat Government Gazette. Vol. 54, no. Extra No. 282. 9 September 2013.
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