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{{About|the Gadhada Town|the village in Botad district|Gadhada}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Gadhada
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Swaminarayan Temple, Gadhada - panoramio.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Swaminarayan Temple in Gadhada
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Gujarat, India
| coordinates = {{coord|21.97|N|71.57|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Botad District]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
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| government_type = Palika Pramukh
| governing_body = Nagar Palika
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| elevation_m = 104
| population_total = 26751
| population_as_of = 2001
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code = 364750
| registration_plate = GJ
| website = {{URL|gujaratindia.com}}
| footnotes =
| demographics1_info1 = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
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'''Gadhada''' is a city and a [[municipality]] in [[Botad district|Botad District]] in the state of [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. Gadhada is situated at bank of [[River Ghela]]. Lord [[Swaminarayan]] lived here for more than 25 years.

== Geography ==
Gadhada is located at {{Coord|21.97|N|71.57|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/9/Gadhada.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Gadhada]</ref> It has an average [[elevation]] of 104 metres (341 feet).

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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 [[Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Gadhada|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. [[Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Gadhada|Swaminarayan Hindu Temple]] in Gadhada is one of the one of six temples which was made under the supervision of Lord Swaminarayan himself.<ref>http://www.gopinathji.com</ref>

== Notes and references ==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Botad district]]

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