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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Aral Nani
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| other_name = Nani Aral, Aral
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| settlement_type = Village
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Gujarat, India
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kutch District|Kutch]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Taluka]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Nakhatrana Taluka|Nakhatrana]]
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| population_total = 1215
| population_as_of = 2001
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| blank_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank_info_sec1 = [[Kachchh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kachchh]]
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Abdasa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Abdasa]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Assembly Constituencies-Post delimitation, State: Gujarat, District: Ahmadabad|publisher=National Information Centre, Government of India|url=http://gisserver1.nic.in/ecimaps/ECIPDF%5CGujarat_Maps%5CAhmadabad.pdf|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224204207/http://gisserver1.nic.in/ecimaps/ECIPDF/Gujarat_Maps/Ahmadabad.pdf|archivedate=2012-12-24}}</ref>
| blank_name_sec2 = Nearest towns and cities
| blank_info_sec2 = [[Nakhatrana]], [[Bhuj]]
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Climate of India|Climate]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = hot and humid
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code = 370665
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| area_code = 02835
| registration_plate = starting with GJ 12
| website = {{URL|gujaratindia.com}}
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'''Aral Nani''' ('''Nani Aral''') is a village in the middle of [[Kutch District]], [[Gujarat]] in India.<ref name="Census-2001-Gu">2001 Census Village code for Aral Nani = 00054200, {{Cite web|title=2001 Census of India: List of Villages by Tehsil: Gujarat|publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|page=12|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/PLCN/dir-24R.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113195127/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/PLCN/dir-24R.pdf|archivedate=13 November 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> It is in [[Nakhatrana Taluka]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Villages of Nakhatrana Taluka|publisher=Kutch District|url=http://kutchdp.gujarat.gov.in/kutch/english/nakhatrana-taluka.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830095010/http://kutchdp.gujarat.gov.in/kutch/english/nakhatrana-taluka.htm|archivedate=30 August 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Location and Description==

Aral Nani is known for its landscape, geography, ecosystems, wildlife and culture as well as being known as a religious place. Many people here worship Bhagat Bapa and offer rituals offerings. In Aral Nani the [[Hurdhan]] of [[Chhabhaiya family]] is located amid of the village. Among the families which lives here includes Khetani Parivar, Chhabhaiya Parivar and Harijans.

[[File:Dhinodhar Temple.jpeg|thumbnail|left|Dhinodhar Temple, Dhinodhar]]
About {{convert|4|km|mi}} away is a temple on the hill known as [[Dhinodhar Hills]]. Dinodhar is a pilgrimage spot and now many tourist comes here to enjoy taste of fresh air. It's actually an inactive volcano with 386 meters elevation. From Dinodhar hill there are views of [[Great Rann of Kutch]] and [[Chari-Dhand Wetland Conservation Reserve]]. Dating 325 BCE, [[Alexander the Great]] was aware of this part of [[Gujarat]].

The village of Aral Nani also includes a 3-star hotel "Infinity Rann Of Kutch" located in Khatau Wadi region of this village. Aral Nani is located in a small band of land, just inland from the coast, where four distinct ecosystems (desert, coastal, grassland and upland) exists within a span of 100 km. Huge wetlands are created in a good monsoon year providing habitats for resident and migratory birds, including the Flamingo City, which is the largest and the only known breeding ground of greater and lesser flamingos in India. The area together with the Banni grasslands and other smaller wetlands like [[Chari-Dhand Wetland Conservation Reserve]] is one of the best areas to see rare bird species like the [[grey hypocolius]], [[Eurasian eagle-owl]], [[common crane]], [[Dalmatian pelican]], [[houbara bustard]], [[curlew sandpiper]], [[sociable plover]], [[Cream-colored courser|cream-coloured courser]] and [[Indian skimmer]].

==Religions==
80% of people living in Nani Aral are [[Hindu]] but there are people of other caste which includes [[Patidar]], [[Jadeja|Jadeja Rajput]], [[Islam]] and [[Sikhism]].

==Education==
Nani Aral is a village but it include a Gujarat Government primary school up till 7th standard. For higher education students need to go to [[Nakhatrana]] or [[Bhuj]].

==Popular For==
This village is known for a tropical fruit i.e., the Pilu, also referred as Pilu is grown only in this part of the world.{{Citation needed|reason=fruit not found, need other name|date=May 2013}}

Aral Nani is at 12 km by road north of the town of [[Nakhatrana]] and 64 km by road northwest of [[Bhuj]].

== Demographics ==
In the 2001 census, the village of Aral Nani had 1,215 inhabitants, with 639 males (52.6%) and 576 females (47.4%), for a gender ratio of 901 females per thousand males.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Census 2001 Population Finder: Gujarat: Kachchh: Nakhatrana: Aral Nani|publisher=Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/View_Village_Population.aspx?pcaid=631260&category=VILLAGE|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531123842/http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/View_Village_Population.aspx?pcaid=631260&category=VILLAGE|archivedate=31 May 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Notes==
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