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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jasdan
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Jasdan
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Famous For Farming Thresher, Aarti automated Music Machine, Diamond Polishing,Handicrafts,
| pushpin_map = India Gujarat#India3
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Gujarat, India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.03|N|71.2|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| Pincode(s) = 360050/360040/360055
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Rajkot district|Rajkot]]
| established_title = 
| established_date = 1665
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = Bhartiya Janta Party
| governing_body = JMP
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 193
| population_total = 101043 <ref>{{cite web |title=Jasdan Population Census 2011 |url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/802503-jasdan-gujarat.html |website=census2011 |publisher=census |access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[English language]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code = 360050,360040,360055
| registration_plate =GJ
| website = {{URL|gujaratindia.com}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Jasdan''' city is famous for a handicrafted things, agriculture machinery and also famous for the diamond polishing in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Gujarat]]. Jasdan is the biggest sub district in the Rajkot district. Jasdan city has its own Municipality that is known as "Jasdan Municipality" JMP.
This city is important for those whose village doesn't have a market, so jasdan is being the capital for those villagers.

==Princely State of Jasdan==
{{main article|Jasdan State}}
Jasdan was a princely state in British India in the Saurashtra region. It was founded before 1665 and ruled by the Kathi Kshatriya dynasty.<ref>[http://rulers.org/indstat1.html States before 1947 A-J]</ref><ref>http://jasdan.in/about-jasdan/history-of-jasdan/</ref>
* 1806 [[Vajsur Khachar]]
* 1852 - 1919 [[Ala Chela Khachar Shri Vajdur Oda]]
* 11 Jun 1919 – 15 Aug 1947 [[Darbar Shri Khachar Shri Ala Vajsur]] (b. 1905)

==Geography==
Jasdan is located at {{Coord|22.03|N|71.2|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/9/Jasdan.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jasdan]</ref> It has an average elevation of 293 metres (1633 feet). Jasdan is the biggest Taluka place in Rajkot district and has 103 villages. Geographically it is the heart of the Mandava Hills from where most of the rivers of Saurashtra region originate and then flow to the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Kutchh and Gulf of Khambhat.

The world-famous Hingolgadh sanctuary is located near Jasdan
city<ref>http://www.gujarattourism.com/destination/details/12/241</ref><ref>http://www.geerfoundation.gujarat.gov.in/parks_hingo.htm</ref> Hingolgadh Palace located in the sanctuary near Jasdan city's "Jasdan-Ahmedabaad highway".Hingolgadh is now a heritage hotel.<ref>http://www.heritagehotels.com/heritage-hotels-india/gujarat/Hingolgadh-Palace-Jasdan.htm</ref><ref>http://rajkot.rajkotjoy.com/placesdetail.php?name=hingolgadh-palace&id=25</ref>

Shree Batuk Hanumanji Temple, Shree Gupteshwar Mahadev Temple, Bileshwar Mahadev temple and the sprawling Swaminarayan temple are some of the other religious places in town.<ref>http://jasdan.in/category/%E0%AA%A7%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%B0%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%AE%E0%AA%BF%E0%AA%95-%E0%AA%A4%E0%AA%A5%E0%AA%BE-%E0%AA%AA%E0%AA%B0%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%AF%E0%AA%9F%E0%AA%A8-%E0%AA%B8%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%A5%E0%AA%B3%E0%AB%8B/</ref>

Ancient [[Ghela]] Somnath Temple located Easterly in serene environs about 19 km far from Jasdon is very popular.<ref>http://jasdan.in/ghela-somnath-mahadev-mandir-som-pipaliya-jasdan</ref>

The Ghela river is also considered sacred by Swaminarayan followers.

Maa Vishvambhari Temple at [[Lilapur, Jasdan|Lilapur]] is the famous for Hindu goddess of Karma.<ref>http://rajkot.rajkotjoy.com/placesdetail.php?name=vishvambhari-dham&id=27</ref><ref>http://jasdan.in/vishvambhari-mata-mandir-lilapur-jasdan/</ref>

==Demographics==
At the 2001 India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Jasdan had a population of 80,000. Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. Jasdan had an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 74%, and female literacy 60%. 15% of the population were under 6 years of age.

==References==
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{{Rajkot district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Rajkot district]]
[[Category:1665 establishments in India]]

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