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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Gariadhar
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'''Gariadhar''' is a city and a [[municipality]] in [[Bhavnagar district]] in the state of [[Gujarat]], [[India]].

==Geography==
Gariadhar is located at {{Coord|21.53|N|71.58|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/9/Gariadhar.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Gariadhar]</ref> It has an average elevation of 83 metres (272 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> Gariadhar had a population of 30,520. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Gariadhar has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 56%. In Gariadhar, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Its food [[gathiya]] and kali [[કળી]] is a very famous product in Gujarat.

==People from Gariadhar==
Gariadhar is famous for being the home town the saint [[Valamram]],<ref>{{cite book|title=Gujarat State Gazetteers: Amreli|year=1972|publisher=Directorate of Govt. Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State|pages=122|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dCkbAAAAIAAJ&q=valamram&dq=valamram&hl=en&sa=X&ei=H9QTT7-DIonqrQe2pfnqAQ&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA}}</ref> disciple of [[Bhojalram|Bhoja Bhagat]], whose [[ashram]] and [[samadhi]] is located here.

==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Bhavnagar district]]

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>Walrus Ji at 17:54, 23 January 2021