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{{Short description|Village in Gujarat, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2025}}
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| name = Hodka
| settlement_type = village
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Kutch district|Kutch]]
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| population_total = 2132
| population_as_of = [[2011 Census of India]]
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'''Hodka''' is a village situated in the [[Kutch district]] of [[Gujarat]], India. It lies at a distance of 63 kilometers from the district headquarters, [[Bhuj]]. The village's name is derived from the [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] word {{Lang|gu-latn|hodi}}, which means {{Gloss|boat}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hodka Village, Hodka Village in Kutch Gujarat, Hodka Village in North India : Eco India |url=http://www.ecoindia.com/villages/hodka.html |access-date= |website=www.ecoindia.com}}</ref> Hodka is being developed with the support of the [[United Nations Development Programme]] (UNDP), [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Ministry of Tourism]], and the local NGO Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan (KMVS).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Trivedi |first=Soumitra |date=5 February 2013 |title=Hodka ready for foreign tourists |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/hodka-ready-for-foreign-tourists-107111301069_1.html |work=business-standard.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pal |first=Suchismita |date=2021-10-11 |title=Stay In Mud Huts On White Sands In This Dreamy Crafts Village On The Rann Of Kutch |url=https://curlytales.com/hodka-village-on-the-rann-of-kutch-offers-quaint-eco-stays-on-white-sands/ |access-date= |website=Curly Tales |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nair |first=Radhika P. |date=2014-09-16 |title=Shaam-e-Sarhad is a unique rural tourism venture |url=https://www.outlooktraveller.com/explore/features/shaam-e-sarhad-is-a-unique-rural-tourism-venture |access-date= |website=Outlook Traveller |language=en}}</ref>

There are no cement houses in the village. Special mud houses are built for foreign tourists and are decorated in a traditional style. In the evenings, traditional folk dances are performed, along with various other programs.<ref>{{Cite news |title=आखिर क्यों दौड़े चले आते हैं विदेशी गुजरात के इस गांव में |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/guj-ahm-omc-foreigner-tourist-always-like-hodka-village-at-kutch-area-news-hindi-5564508-pho.html |work=Bhaskar.com}}</ref>

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

{{Kutch-geo-stub}}

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BeauTesterman at 22:49, 1 January 2026