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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dhari, Amreli
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| native_name_lang = ધારી
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| settlement_type = Village/Town
| image_skyline = Dhari famous places.png
| image_alt = Dhari
| image_caption = Clockwise from top: Gate of the Dhari City, Shri Khodiyar Temple- Galadhara, Shri BAPS Yogi Ghat, Aerial View of Shri BAPS Temple
| pushpin_map = India Gujarat#India3
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Gujarat, India
| coordinates = {{coord|21|19|34|N|71|1|38|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Amreli district|Amreli]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 30352
| population_footnotes = <ref name=2011census/>
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 365640
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 02797
| registration_plate =[[List of RTO districts in India#GJ.E2.80.94Gujarat|GJ]]-14
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = Amreli
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank2_info_sec1 = 1.05 <ref name="2011census">{{cite web|title=Distribution of Population, Decadal Growth Rate, Sex-Ratio and Population Density|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/gujarat/table-1.xls|work=[[2011 census of India]]|publisher=[[Government of India]]|accessdate=21 March 2012|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113182831/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/gujarat/table-1.xls|archivedate=13 November 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]

| blank3_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank3_info_sec1 = 81.26% <ref name="Dhari Village Census 2011 data">{{cite web|title=Dhari Village Census 2011 data"|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/515697-dhari-gujarat.html|accessdate=21 March 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
| blank4_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
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| website = {{URL|gujaratindia.com}}
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'''Dhari''' is a town in [[Amreli District]] in Indian state of [[Gujarat]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://amrelidp.gujarat.gov.in/amreli/english/taluka/dhari/dhari-index.htm | title = Dhari Taluka Panchayat}}</ref> It is an administrative headquarter of the Dhari tehsil. Dhari is the most populous village in [[Amreli District]] as per census 2011 with 30352 population. Dhari is located on the bank of [[Shetrunji River]], 42 km(26.2 mi) from district headquarter [[Amreli]] & 318 km(199.8 mi) from state capital [[Gandhinagar]]. It is the birthplace of [[Yogiji Maharaj]], the fourth spiritual successor of [[Swaminarayan]] as per the [[Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha]].

==History==
Dhari is a both a [[Taluka]] and a [[Gram panchayat|Village Panchayat]] contained in that Taluka in [[Amreli]] District. Dhari has the population of about 35000. Dhari Taluka is divided into many [[Gram panchayat|Village Panchayats]] such as Dhari, Prempara, Vekariya Para, Line Para, Haripara, Vaghapara. Dhari is located on the banks of river Shetrunji on which the [[Khodiyar Dam]] is built. Two other rivers, Dedhio and Nataliyo, also pass through Dhari. Dhari is connected with the rest of Gujarat by road and Meter Gauge railway on Dhasa Visavadar line, but no direct connection is available to [[Ahmedabad]]. The nearest airport is Diu, but Rajkot is also convenient. Galadhara (in Dhari) is very holy place which place of Hindu goddess "Aai shree khodiyar maa". The [[Khodiyar Dam]] is named after the Hindu goddess [[khodiyar]] which is located to Galdhara khodiyar temple in Dhari.

Mamlatdar, Principal Civil Court, Taluka Panchayat, Sub Treasury, S.D.M., Police station, and Forest Gir (East)Division, Agriculture engineering Collage, Grassland Research Station offices are in Dhari. Savar Kundala, Khambha, Amreli, Bagasara of Amreli District and Visavadar, Kodinar and Una of Gir Somnath District are nearest Taluka Places. Tulsishyam,Kankai and Banej are holy places about 30 km away from Dhari in forest of Gir. Kesar Mango of Dhari is world famous. Famous Gir Lions can be seen in surrounding area of Dhari.

Dhari is a birthplace of the famous [[Swaminarayan]] saint Shri Jinabhai Vasanji known as Yogiji Maharaj.

Dhari has also Jain Derasar situated at Kandoi street, which is 100 years old. Mulnayak is shri Aadinathji.

Dhari has very good teaching facilities up to graduate level. Anoopam Missions Mogari's Yogiji Maharaj Mahavidyalya(Mahila Arts & Commerce College) is established in 1992. Dr. R. K. Dave is Principal. NSS is one of the activities in this college. Other self finance Arts & Commerce College is Opp. Railway Station for co-education. Recently Arunbhai Muchhala Self Finance Engineering college has been started by Arunbhai Muchhala (resident of Sarasiya, Dhari). Even, new BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir is built on the birthplace of Shri Yogiji Maharaj which adds glory in the history of the town. In Dhari there are four Nationalized Banks SBI, BOB, Dena Bank and BOI.

== Arjan Koli And Hari Koli Of Dhari ==
Arjan Koli and Hari Koli were two [[Koli people|Koli]] brothers from dhari town. They saved the life of [[Maharaja]] [[Sayajirao Gaekwad III|Sayajirao Gaekwad]] of [[Baroda State]] from a lion during hunting. In 1933 Maharaja [[Gaekwad dynasty|Gaekwad]] went into forest for hunting there he was attacked by a lion. At that time arjan and hari was watching Maharaja's hunting so they attacked at lion and saved maharaja. After that both brothers were respected in open court and their statues were established in royal baug by sayajirao gaekwad.{{Citation needed|date=March 2019}}

== Geography ==
Dhari is located at {{Coord|21.3266|N|71.0253|E|}}. It has an average elevation of 216m (708') above sea level. The city is located in [[Saurashtra region]] of Gujarat and is situated near the [[Shetrunji River]], which is passes north of [[Palitana]]'s hills, [[Shatrunjaya]], then in a southeasterly direction past [[Talaja, Bhavnagar|Talaja]] Hill, through a peninsula, before reaching the [[Gulf of Cambay]], approximately 9.7 km (6 mi) north of Goapnath Point. The weather in Dhari is sunny from September to May, and rainy from June to August. The average maximum and minimum temperatures are 46  °C (114.8 °F) and 5  °C (48  °F) respectively. The average annual rainfall is about 800   millimetres (31 in).

==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Amreli district]]

Dhari, Gujarat - Revision history

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