Thangadh
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Thangadh is an industrial town and a municipality
located southwest of Surendranagar in Surendranagar district
in the India
n state
of Gujarat. A large number of small-scale Ceramic
manufacturing units are located around Thangadh. Thangadh, Wankaner
and Morbi form the Ceramic triangle. Chief products are Sanitaryware (Wash Basins, Water Closets etc.) and Glazed Wall Tiles. These units also cater to lower-end overseas market (Middle East
, African Countries
, Sri Lanka
, Bangladesh
, etc.)
The ceramic units employ several thousand unskilled workers in the region.
Tarnetar
is 10 km away. A fair
, Mela in Gujarati, is held every year around first week of June there and attracts tourists from all-over India
and world. The fair showcases the colourful and vibrant culture of the Saurashtra region.
, Thangadh had a population of 75,000+. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Thangadh has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 49%. In Thangadh, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Thangadh is the ceramic hub for all India. There are almost 300 units; including Sompuras, Witco, Zalawad Tiles works (F.M.Shah group),Digvijay, Vijay Sanitation, Vijay Machinery Corporation, Parshuram, Kotechas producing sanitaryware, firebricks, eclectic porcelains and tiles items at thangadh. Many of these also export Sanitaryware in Gulf and African countries. Generally the quality of the product is a bit more than acceptable ones, with no frills like customised items. The prices are really attractive. It is helping in fulfilling the vision of CLEAN CITY, GREEN CITY, by allowing even low income people to have sanitation facilities at their door step.
Recent news is of the GAS firing of the kilns. LPG gas is now made available through a pipeline, to all the factory owners. They will be getting it within 2 to 3 months.
WEB:http://thangadhnagarpalika.org/
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...
located southwest of Surendranagar in Surendranagar district
Surendranagar district
Surendranagar is an administrative district in the state of Gujarat in India. It has a population of approximately 1.7 million people. Surendranagar is also known as Zalawad, as the city of Surendranagar was ruled by Zala Rajputs...
in the 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...
n state
States and territories of India
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of Gujarat. A large number of small-scale Ceramic
Ceramic
A ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetallic solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling. Ceramic materials may have a crystalline or partly crystalline structure, or may be amorphous...
manufacturing units are located around Thangadh. Thangadh, Wankaner
Wankaner
Wankaner is a city and a municipality in Rajkot district in the Indian state of Gujarat.Wankaner has thorny plantation in the area !-Geography:Wankaner is located at . It has an average elevation of 81 metres ....
and Morbi form the Ceramic triangle. Chief products are Sanitaryware (Wash Basins, Water Closets etc.) and Glazed Wall Tiles. These units also cater to lower-end overseas market (Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
, African Countries
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
, Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
, etc.)
The ceramic units employ several thousand unskilled workers in the region.
Tarnetar
Tarnetar
Tarnetar is a village in the Surendranagar district of the state of Gujarat in India.Nearest airport is Rajkot and international airport is Ahmedabad ....
is 10 km away. A fair
Fair
A fair or fayre is a gathering of people to display or trade produce or other goods, to parade or display animals and often to enjoy associated carnival or funfair entertainment. It is normally of the essence of a fair that it is temporary; some last only an afternoon while others may ten weeks. ...
, Mela in Gujarati, is held every year around first week of June there and attracts tourists from all-over 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...
and world. The fair showcases the colourful and vibrant culture of the Saurashtra region.
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...
, Thangadh had a population of 75,000+. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Thangadh has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 49%. In Thangadh, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Thangadh is the ceramic hub for all India. There are almost 300 units; including Sompuras, Witco, Zalawad Tiles works (F.M.Shah group),Digvijay, Vijay Sanitation, Vijay Machinery Corporation, Parshuram, Kotechas producing sanitaryware, firebricks, eclectic porcelains and tiles items at thangadh. Many of these also export Sanitaryware in Gulf and African countries. Generally the quality of the product is a bit more than acceptable ones, with no frills like customised items. The prices are really attractive. It is helping in fulfilling the vision of CLEAN CITY, GREEN CITY, by allowing even low income people to have sanitation facilities at their door step.
Recent news is of the GAS firing of the kilns. LPG gas is now made available through a pipeline, to all the factory owners. They will be getting it within 2 to 3 months.
WEB:http://thangadhnagarpalika.org/