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Gir Gadhada is a mid city town in Gir Somnath district in the state of Gujarat, India. Before 2013, it was a village of Una Taluka in Junagadh District, Now it has become the administrative headquarters for 42 villages[1] when that taluka was created as part of the new Gir Somnath District in August of that year.[2][3] Newly built BAPS Shree Swaminarayana Mandir is a popular place of worship and spiritual activities here.[4] There is another older Swaminarayan mandir nearby. Other temples in the town are Shree Khodiyar Mandir, Shree ramji Mandir, Hanuman Ji mandir, Shiv mandir and Ganpati temple
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India, Gir Gadhada has 1849 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 71.28% [5]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 9631 | 4781 | 4850 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 1226 | 615 | 611 |
| Scheduled caste | 872 | 441 | 431 |
| Scheduled tribe | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Literates | 5991 | 3342 | 2649 |
| Illiterates | 3640 | 1439 | 2201 |
| Total Workers | 4070 | 2786 | 1284 |
| Main workers | 3486 | 2679 | 807 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 733 | 604 | 129 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 1483 | 926 | 557 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 26 | 20 | 6 |
| Main workers: Other | 1244 | 1129 | 115 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 584 | 107 | 477 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 245 | 15 | 230 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 269 | 54 | 215 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | - | - | - |
| Marginal workers: Others | 70 | 38 | 32 |
| Non-workers | 5561 | 1995 | 3566 |
List of Villages in Gir Gadhada Taluka[6]
Below is the Revenue records list of forty-three villages of Gir Gadhada Taluka including Gir Gadhada village.[6] Template:Div col
- Ambavad
- Ankolali
- Babariya
- Bediya
- Bhakha
- Bhiyal
- Bodidar
- Dhokadva
- Dhrabavad
- Dron
- Fareda
- Fatsar
- Fulka
- Gir Gadhada
- Harmadiya
- Itvaya
- Jamvala
- Jaragli
- Jhanjhariya
- Jhudvadli
- Juna Ugla
- Kanakiya
- Kaneri
- Kansariya
- Khilavad
- Kodiya
- Mahobatpara
- Motisar
- Nagadiya
- Nava Ugla
- Nitli
- Panderi
- Rasulpara
- Sanosri
- Sanvav
- Sonariya
- Sonpura
- Thordi
- Umedpara
- Undari
- Vadli
- Vadviyala
- Velakot
See also
Notes and references
- ↑ Notification: Gujarat Land Revenue Code 1879: Schedule B Villages of Girgadhada Taluka. The Gujarat Government Gazette(9 September 2013).
- ↑ Promises Delivered! Gujarat Cabinet approves creation of 7 New Districts and 22 New Talukas(25 January 2013).
- ↑ Maps of Gujarat's new 7 districts and changes in existing districts. Desh Gujarat(13 August 2013).
- ↑ http://www.baps.org/News/2015/Murti-Pratishtha-Mahotsav-of-BAPS-Shri-Swaminarayan-Mandir-9358.aspx
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Page no. 244 to 249 - District Census Handbook - Junagadh. 2011 Census of India.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Notification: Gujarat Land Revenue Code 1879: Schedule B Villages of Girgadhada Taluka. The Gujarat Government Gazette(9 September 2013).