Gadhada








city in Gujarat, India














































Gadhada


bhavnagar

city

Swaminarayan Temple in Gadhada
Swaminarayan Temple in Gadhada




Gadhada is located in Gujarat

Gadhada

Gadhada



Location in Gujarat, India

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Gadhada is located in India

Gadhada

Gadhada



Gadhada (India)

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Coordinates: 21°58′N 71°34′E / 21.97°N 71.57°E / 21.97; 71.57Coordinates: 21°58′N 71°34′E / 21.97°N 71.57°E / 21.97; 71.57
Country
 India
State Gujarat
District Botad District
Elevation

104 m (341 ft)
Population
(2001)

 • Total 26,751
Languages

 • Official
Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone
UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration GJ
Website gujaratindia.com

Gadhada is a city and a municipality in Botad District in the state of Gujarat, India. Gadhada is situated at bank of River Ghela.




Contents






  • 1 Geography


  • 2 Demographics


  • 3 Transport


  • 4 Landmarks


  • 5 Notes and references





Geography


Gadhada is located at 21°58′N 71°34′E / 21.97°N 71.57°E / 21.97; 71.57.[1] It has an average elevation of 104 metres (341 feet).



Demographics


As of 2001[update] India census,[2] 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 were 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 Botad or Ningala in Ahmedabad - Bhavnagar track. Connecting bus service to Gadhada is available from both these stations.



Landmarks


The Swaminarayan Temple, also known as Gopinathji temple in Gadhada is regarded as one of the important places of pilgrimage for followers of the Swaminarayan sect, as Swaminarayan spent more than 27 years of his life in Gadhada. Swaminarayan Hindu Temple in Gadhada is one of the one of six temples which was made under the supervision of Lord Swaminarayan himself.[3] Whilst bathing in the holy waters of the River Ghela, Shastriji Maharaj often used to turn in the direction of the hillock and say: "I see a huge 3-spired mandir here." and The Lord Swaminarayan at Spurs Temple vowed to do.


The town also hosts a vast temple complex of Lord Swaminarayan built recently by BAPS . This temple is located south westerly to the original temple, along the banks of River Ghela.



Notes and references





  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Gadhada


  2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ http://www.gopinathji.com
















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