Galpadar

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'''Galpadar''' is a village in the [[Gandhidham]] Tehsil, within the [[Kutch]] District of the [[Gujarat]] State of [[India]]. It is located at a distance of about 3 km from Gandhidham, 11 km from Anjar and 51 km from Bhuj.

==History==
About the history of Galpadar it is one of the 18 villages founded by [[Kutch Gurjar Kshatriyas]] community also known as [[Mistris]]. These [[Mistris]] first moved into [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]] in early 7th century and later a major group entered [[Kutch]] in 12th Century & established themselves at [[Dhaneti]]. Later from 12th century onwards they moved between [[Anjar, India|Anjar]] and [[Bhuj]] and founded the villages eighteen villages including Galpadar.<ref>[http://www.india9.com/i9show/Gurjar-Kshatriyas-36231.htm Gurjar Kshatriyas, also known as Mistris, came to Kutch from Rajasthan. They are skilled in building construction. They first established themselves at Dhaneti and were granted 18 villages by the rulers of Kutch. They are famous designers and developers of buildings and bridges.]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chawra.com/kgk/history2.htm |title=At that time 11 (eleven) villages named Anjar, Meghpar, Galpadar, Vidi, Nagalpar, Sinogara, Khambhara, CHANDIA, Lovaria, Kumbharia, and Devalia were the main centres where our ancestors settled. All 11 villages are nereby and around Anjar. The area is plain and in general called Ugamna Pat. Regarding Dungara Pat (area of small mountains) there are 7(seven) villages named Nagher, Kukma, Reha, Hajapar, Jambudi and Ratnal and Madhapar where our ancestors of different channels settled. |access-date=31 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303084223/http://www.chawra.com/kgk/history2.htm |archive-date=3 March 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

The village & old infrastructure, temples, Well, the huge pond named ''Meghasar Talav'', community halls around the villages have been built and developed by this community in late 18th century.

==Climate==
The climate here is "desert." there is virtually no rainfall in a year in Galpadar.
This climate is considered to be BWh according to the Koppen-Geiger classification of climates.
The average annual temperature is 24.6c. The average rainfall is 379mm.

==Temples==
Bhagvan [[Rama|Ram]] Temple, [[Shiva]] Temple, [[Ramdev Pir]] Temple & [[Hanuman]]ji Temple were all built by the [[Mistris of Kutch]], the founders of the village. Other temples in village are [[Parmar]] family ''dada'' Sonal Ma Temple Kuldevi of Virda family Samaj, famous Nagabava Temple, Kuldevi & Dada - Surapura Temples, Revachi Mata temple, [[Ksehtarpal]] Dada Mandir, [[Vachhra Dada]] temple. There is also [[Dargah]] of Gebansha [[Pir (Sufism)|Pir]]. In 2011, the migrant [[Oriya people]] have built temple of [[Jagannath]] in village. Jain temple of 23rd Tirthankar, Shri Parshvanath Swami is located in Galpadar and it is approximately 120 years old. It is established by the ancestors of Vora family and still managed by the successors of the same family. Vora Families Kuddevi Shri Dudhad Maataji Temple and Kshetrapal Dada Temple is also located in Galpadar.

==Present Status==
Till the 1950s when [[Kandla]] Port and [[Gandhidham]] town were developed by Government, Galpadar was the only big village in this, then a barren area, of Kutch. Today [[Gandhidham]] Town and Airport are only 3 kilometers away and [[Kandla]] Port at distance of 12 km.

Recently, plans are there to shift [[Bhuj]] jail
to Galpadar.<ref>[http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19990726/ige26175.html Bhuj jail to be shifted to Galpadar]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Villages in Kutch district]]

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