Gadhada
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Gadhada is a city and a municipality
in Bhavnagar district
in the state of Gujarat, India
. Gadhada is situated at bank of River Ghelo.
, Gadhada had a population of 26,751. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Gadhada has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 54%. In Gadhada, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
or Ningala in Ahmedabad
- Bhavnagar
track. Connecting bus service to Gadhada is available from both these stations.
in Gadhada is regarded as one of the important places of pilgrimage for followers of the Swaminarayan faith, as Lord Swaminarayan spent more than 27 years of his life in Gadhada.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Bhavnagar district
Bhavnagar district
Bhavnagar is a peninsular district of South-Eastern Gujarat. Bhavnagar city is the administrative headquarters of the district. It had a population of 2,469,630 of which 37.86% were urban as of 2001. It covers an area of over 9940 km²...
in the state of Gujarat, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Gadhada is situated at bank of River Ghelo.
Geography
Gadhada is located at 21.97°N 71.57°E. It has an average elevation of 104 metres (341 feet).Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Gadhada had a population of 26,751. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Gadhada has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 54%. In Gadhada, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Transport
Gadhada is well connected by roads to the cities of Gujarat. Regular bus service and private vehicles are available from Ahmedabad and other big cities of Gujarat. There's no rail track passing through the town. To reach Gadhada by train, you may get down at BotadBotad
Botad is a city and a municipality in Bhavnagar district in the state of Gujarat, Republic of India.-About:Botad is one of the fastest growing in Gujarat with a modest voter population of more than 2 lakh...
or Ningala in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...
- Bhavnagar
Bhavnagar
-Topography:Bhavnagar is a coastal city in the eastern coast of Saurashtra, also known as Kathiawar, located at . It has an average elevation of 24 metres . It occupies area of 53.30 km². General slope dips in the northeasterly direction at the apex of Gulf of Khambhat...
track. Connecting bus service to Gadhada is available from both these stations.
Places of interest
The Swaminarayan TempleShri Swaminarayan Mandir, Gadhada
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Gadhada is a Hindu temple in Gadhada. This Mandir was built by Swaminarayan himself.-About this Mandir:...
in Gadhada is regarded as one of the important places of pilgrimage for followers of the Swaminarayan faith, as Lord Swaminarayan spent more than 27 years of his life in Gadhada.