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 when that taluka was created as part of the new Gir Somnath District in August of that year. Newly built BAPS Shree Swaminarayana Mandir is a popular place of worship and spiritual activities here. 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%
+ Demographics (2011 Census) 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 Below is the Revenue records list of forty-three villages of Gir Gadhada Taluka including Gir Gadhada village.
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 mota samdhiyala Sonpura Thordi Umedpara Undari Vadli Vadviyala Velakot
See also Gir Gadhada Taluka mota samdhiyala
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