Vijalpor
Encyclopedia
Vijalpor is a city and a municipality
in Navsari district
in the India
n state
of Gujarat. The city is under Surat Metropolitan Region
. The town is located at an distance of 7 km south of Navsari City off Udhana
-Nasik Highway
.
, Vijalpor had a population of 53,912. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Vijalpor has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 66%. In Vijalpor, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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 Navsari district
Navsari district
Navsari is an administrative district in the state of Gujarat in India, with its headquarters at Navsari city. The district covers an area of 2,211 square kilometres, and had a population of 1,229,250 in 2001.Dudhia Talao:...
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
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Gujarat. The city is under Surat Metropolitan Region
Surat Metropolitan Region
The Surat Metropolitan Area/Surat Metropolitan Region is a metropolitan area consisting of the Indian metropolis of Surat and its satellite towns. Developing over a period of about 18 years, it consists of one municipal corporation, 7 municipalities and 6 Counter Magnets...
. The town is located at an distance of 7 km south of Navsari City off Udhana
Udhana
Udhna is a Sub-City of Surat. Located primarily on Surat-Navsari Highway in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is 7 km south of the Commercial Capital of Gujarat i.e Surat. Udhna is a Major Railway Station in Western India. Udhna is one of India's largest Textile manufacturing city...
-Nasik Highway
Highway
A highway is any public road. In American English, the term is common and almost always designates major roads. In British English, the term designates any road open to the public. Any interconnected set of highways can be variously referred to as a "highway system", a "highway network", or a...
.
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...
, Vijalpor had a population of 53,912. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Vijalpor has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 66%. In Vijalpor, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.