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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Talaja
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = File:Jain Temple at Talaja.JPG
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| image_caption = Jain Temple at Talaja
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Gujarat, India
| coordinates = {{coord|21.35|N|72.05|E|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Bhavnagar district|Bhavnagar]]
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| elevation_m = 19
| population_total = 25,667
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.censusindia2011.com/gujarat/bhavnagar/talaja-population.html|title=Talaja Taluka Population Bhavnagar, Gujarat, List of Villages & Towns in Talaja Taluka}}</ref>
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| postal_code =364140
| registration_plate =GJ04
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'''Talaja''' is a town and a [[municipality]] in [[Bhavnagar district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Gujarat]].

== Geography ==
[[File:Taaldhwaj giri - Talaja, Gujarat, India (cropped).jpg|300px|thumbnail|left|Taaldhwaj hill - Talaja]]
Talaja is located at {{Coord|21.35|N|72.05|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/9/Talaja.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Talaja]</ref> It has an average elevation of 19 metres (62 feet).

Talaja is located on national Highway No. 8 in between Bhavnagar (50 km) and Mahuva (40 km). It is a Tehsil place which encompasses [[Alang]] – one of the largest [[ship breaking]] yards at one of the places which has the highest [[tidal range]] in the world.

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Talaja had a population of 26,187. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Talaja has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 55%. In Talaja, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

== Transport ==

Talaja had a railway station on the [[Indian Railways]] network on Bhavnagar-Mahuva narrow-gauge line. This line was removed during the early 1990s hence now it is no longer there. The nearest railway stations are Palitana (40 km), Bhavnagar (54 km) or Mahuva (43 km). It has 108 villages under Talaja taluka.

Talaja has a bus depot, by which Talaja connects to other cities.

==Jain Temple==

This Jain temple was established by [[Kumarpala]] during the 12th century. This is a holy place of the Shatrunjay Panchteerthi and is part of the Shatrujay hills.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.templeadvisor.com/temples/info/10516|title = Temple Advisor – Just another WordPress site}}</ref> The temple was last renovated in 1815 (V.S. 1872). This temple belong to Shwetambar sect. of Jainism. Moolnayak of this temple is the 79-cm-tall black colored idol of Sacha [[Sumatinatha]] in [[Lotus position|padmasan]] posture.

Besides this temple, there are temples of Chintamani Parshvanatha, Mahavira and the Gurumandir.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jainjagat.com/viewtemple.php/Tirthankars/Pushpadanta(Suvidhinatha)/29|title=Shri Talaja Teerth (Taldhwajgiri Terth) Bhavnagar Gujarat India|website=www.jainjagat.com|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jinalaya.com/gujarat/talaja.htm|title=www.Jinalaya.com - Shri Talaja Tirth - Jain Temples in Gujarat|website=www.jinalaya.com|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref><ref>http://www.jainsamaj.org/rpg_site/literature2.php?id=2362&cat=40&subcat=123&subsubcat=27</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Talaja Caves]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Bhavnagar district]]
[[Category:12th-century Jain temples]]

Talaja, Bhavnagar - Revision history

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