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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Madhapar
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| image_caption =Entrance Gate of Madhapar
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Kutch|Kutch district]]
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| postal_code = 370020
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'''Madhapar''' is a village located in [[Kutch district]] in the state of [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. It is one of the most richest villages in India in terms of bank deposits. The village has around 7600 households and 5000 crore [[Indian rupee]] worth bank deposits. <ref>{{Cite web|last1=Balan|first1=Premal|last2=Jun 17|first2=Kalpesh Damor / TNN / Updated|last3=2015|last4=Ist|first4=12:59|title=Thanks to NRIs, 3 small Gujarat villages each have Rs 2,000cr bank deposits {{!}} Ahmedabad News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/thanks-to-nris-3-small-gujarat-villages-each-have-rs-2000cr-bank-deposits/articleshow/47698445.cms|access-date=2021-05-30|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:A Historical place Nani Ba Vaav.jpg|thumb|left|A Historical place Nani Ba Vaav]]
Madhapar is one of the 18 villages established by the [[Mistris of Kutch]]. In the 12th century, many people of this community also known as [[Kutch Gurjar Kshatriyas]] moved into a village named [[Dhaneti]] and later settled between [[Anjar, India|Anjar]] and [[Bhuj]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chawra.com/kgk/history2.htm |title=18 villages founded by Kutch Gurjar Kshatriyas |access-date=29 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><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>[http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Sinougra-houses-no-longer-live-up-to-their-claim-to-fame/274190/Press Report after earthquake Giving details of Villages, Art & Skills of Mistris of Kutch]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>[http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/20010312/ina12017.html Press Report on Houses, History of Mistiris of Kutch] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121220074425/http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/20010312/ina12017.html |date=2012-12-20 }}</ref> Madhapar is named after Madha Kanji Solanki who had shifted from the [[Dhaneti]] village to Madhapar in the year 1473–1474 (VS 1529).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chawra.com/kgk/history2.htm |title=The name of village Madhapar was given on the name of one Mr. Madha Kanji Solanki (3rd generation of Mr. Hemraj Hardas) who had shifted from Dhaneti village to Madhapar in the year 1473-74. |access-date=29 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> Madha Kanji was the third generation of Hemraj Hardas of Solanki dynasty of Gujarat, who moved from the [[Halar]] region to Dhaneti and then to Madhapar.<ref name=zz>Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya Community : A brief History & Glory:by Raja Pawan Jethwa. (Kolkata, 2007). Section II: Mileage wise available Details of Railway lines laid.Pages:63 to 70</ref><ref name=patel>[http://gorasia.net/KLP-Our%20Journey%20to%20the%20Prosperity%20_English.pdf Mistri of Kutch, Madhapur History, Madhapar was founded by Madha Kanji Solanki, Suralbhit Temple Renovation, History of development of Madhapar over centuries, etc. in Patel community document]</ref> This early Madhapar today is known as Juna Vaas (Old Residence). These warrior Kshatriyas later came to be known by Mistri mainly because of their occupation. These Mistris have founded the Juna Vaas and contributed a lot to the development of all early infrastructure, temples of the village and erection of other architects of Kutch.<ref name=zz/>

The [[Patidar|Patel]] [[Kunbi|Kanbi]] community moved into the village around 1576 AD (V.S. 1633). ''Navo Vaas'' (New Residence) was started in around 1857, by which time Madhapar had become congested and other communities like the Kanbis had also increased and prospered.<ref name=patel/>

The village was not heavily affected by the [[2001 Gujarat earthquake]] that had caused severe damage in the region. However, some of the century-old houses of Mistris in ''Juna Vaas'' (Old Residence) with unique architect were damaged in the earthquake of [[2001 Gujarat earthquake|26 January 2001]].

==Schools==

The first government boys' school was started in 1884.<ref name=patel/> Bhimji Devji Rathod of Mistri Community built and started the first girls' school in Madhapar in 1900. The first high school, Madhapar Saraswati Vidhyalay High School, was founded in 1968.<ref name=patel/>

==Present status==
The town of Madhapar, with a population of more than ninety two thousand people, some 3 km from the main town of Bhuj in the province of Kutch (Gujarat).{{cn|date=June 2018}}

In recent times, the town has become greener, with new lakes, check dams and deep bore artesian wells that provide fresh water all year round. It has new health centers, playing fields, parks and temples.

==Geology==

There are two large lakes in Madhapar. One is called Jagasagar and was built by [[Mistri]] railway contractor Jagamal Bhima Rathod around the year 1900; it is named after him.<ref name=patel/><ref name=zz/> His brother, Karasan Bhima Rathod also built an artificial lake with steps near the [[Suralbhit Temple]], which today is known as Karasan Bhimjee's Pond.<ref name=zz/>
The other is called Meghrajji Lake, named after [[Madansinhji|Meghrajji]], the last ruler of the [[Cutch State]].<ref name=patel/>

==Temples==
[[Vishnu|Sanatan Thakor]] Mandir, [[Shiva|Mahadev]] Temple, Barla Temple and [[Swaminarayan]] Temple (1949) are in Madhapar.

[[Kuldevi]] Temples of [[Momai|Momai Mata]] of [[Solanki (clan)|Solanki]], [[Rathod]]s are also there.

As per records of the old Thakor Madir, Shiva Mandir and the noted [[Barla Temple]] were built by Mistri Mandan Jiwani Chauhan of the Mistri community around 1880–1890 from the monies he earned as railway contract works in [[Sindh]]<ref>[http://kgksamajmadhapar.com/gnati-ratno-jivani.html સને 1881માં રેલ્વેમાં કામોમાં કમાણી કર્યા બાદ માધાપર ગામે માંડણભાઇ જીવાણીએ ઠાકર મંદિર અને શિવમંદિર, બારલા મંદિર બંધાવેલ]</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=મંદિર પ્રકરણમાં ખોટા કેસ થાય તેવો મિસ્ત્રી સમાજને ભય (Barla Mandir case - Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya / Mistri Samaj of Madhapar afraid of false implication|url=http://bollywood.divyabhaskar.co.in/article/100206041820_mandir_case.html|accessdate=5 March 2014|newspaper=Divya Bhaskar|date=6 February 2010}}</ref>

Yaksh Mandir or Jakh Bautera (72) Temple is the most popular temple of town, enshrining the 72 Yakshas or [[Jakh Botera]] folk deities of Jakh community.

==Economy==

Agriculture plays a large part in the region's prosperity, and most of the agricultural goods are exported to [[Mumbai]]. These primarily consist of [[maize|corn]], [[mango]]es and [[sugarcane]].

Many residents of Madhapar work abroad in the UK, USA, and Canada. But they prefer to save their money in India, which has made Madhapar one of the richest villages in terms of bank deposits worth over $200 [[crore]]s. The village has earned a special name in India and is considered a barometer of NRI deposits.<ref>[http://www.nriinternet.com/INDIA/NRI_helping_India/2005/Jan_/3_Village_deposi_2000crore.htm For three decades, NRIs in small Kutch village have been depositing money in bankshas grown to Rs 2,000 crore.]</ref><ref>[http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/kutchvillagebankflushnricash_161317.html Kutch village bank flush with NRI cash]</ref><ref>[http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/meltdown-hits-madhapars-deposits/342956/ Meltdown hits Madhapar's deposits : Madhapar village, considered as a barometer of NRI deposits and remittances in the country, is now facing the brunt of the recession with banks in the region witnessing a decline in NRI deposits]</ref>

The migrant population of Madhapar living outside India have huge love for their village and have formed community associations. In 1968, Kutch Madhapar Karyalay<ref>[http://www.madhaparonline.co.uk/home.php]</ref> was formed in London to bind the UK Madhapar community together and maintain their cultural activities and traditions.

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="134">
File:Madhapar Virangna smaarak 15Sep2016.jpg|"Virangna Smarak" A monument dedicated to the service of local women to Indian Air Force during 1971 Indo-Pakistan War
File:Kari Mori Lake.jpg|Kari Mori Lake
File:Banks at Madhapar.jpg|Banks at Madhapar
File:Madhapar - panoramio - neopeo.jpg|Street of Madhapar
</gallery>

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

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