Gir Gadhada is a town in Gir Somnath district in the state of Gujarat, India. Before 2013, it was a town of Una Taluka in Junagadh District, Now it has become the administrative headquarters for 42 villages[3] when that taluka was created as part of the new Gir Somnath District in August of that year.[4][5] Newly built BAPS Shree Swaminarayana Mandir is a popular place of worship and spiritual activities here.[6] 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

Gir Gadhada
Town
Gir Gadhada is located in Gujarat
Gir Gadhada
Gir Gadhada
Location in Gujarat, India
Gir Gadhada is located in India
Gir Gadhada
Gir Gadhada
Gir Gadhada (India)
Coordinates: 20°55′23″N 70°55′17″E / 20.923121°N 70.921362°E / 20.923121; 70.921362
Country India
StateGujarat
DistrictGir Somnath
TalukaGir Gadhada
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj (India)
 • BodyGram panchayat
Area
 • Total2,144.11 ha (5,298.21 acres)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total9,631[1][2]
 Sex ratio 4781/4850/[1]
Languages
 • OfficialGujarati, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
362530[2]
Vehicle registrationGJ
Census code of Gir Gadhada515255[1]
Nearest citySomnath, Una
Websitegirsomnathdp.gujarat.gov.in

Demographics

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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% [1]

Demographics (2011 Census)[1]
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

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Below is the Revenue records list of forty-three villages of Gir Gadhada Taluka including Gir Gadhada village.[7]

See also

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mota samdhiyala

Notes and references

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Page no. 244 to 249 - District Census Handbook - Junagadh" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Gujarat.
  2. ^ a b "wikivillage article of Gir Gadhada". 2011 Census of India. Wikivillage.in. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Notification: Gujarat Land Revenue Code 1879: Schedule B Villages of Girgadhada Taluka" (PDF). The Gujarat Government Gazette. Vol. 54, no. Extra No. 282. 9 September 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Promises Delivered! Gujarat Cabinet approves creation of 7 New Districts and 22 New Talukas". Narendra Modi. 25 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Maps of Gujarat's new 7 districts and changes in existing districts". Desh Gujarat. 13 August 2013. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Murti-Pratishtha Mahotsav of BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir".
  7. ^ "Notification: Gujarat Land Revenue Code 1879: Schedule B Villages of Girgadhada Taluka" (PDF). The Gujarat Government Gazette. Vol. 54, no. Extra No. 282. 9 September 2013.