Aadityana

Aadityana
Aadityana
Census Town
	Aadityana Location in Gujarat, India Aadityana Aadityana (India)
	Coordinates: 21°44′29″N 69°41′54″E / 21.74139°N 69.69834°ECoordinates: 21°44′29″N 69°41′54″E / 21.74139°N 69.69834°E
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Porbandar
Established	1748
Population (2001)
• Total	17,237
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	360545

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Adityana is a census town in Porbandar district in the India in state of Gujarat. It is located near Barda hills.

History[edit]

The town was founded in 1748.^[1]

Caves[edit]

In the hill to the east of the village is a large cave called the cave of Jambuvan. Jambuvan is an Indian epic character whose daughter Jambuvati married Krishna.^[1]

Economy[edit]

In 1839 a quarry was started here in the hills to the north-east of the village. This stone is largely exported to Bombay and elsewhere and is commercially known as Porbandar stone. It is a limestone, yellowish white in colour, and of compact grain. Locally it is known as makhanio patthar or butter-stone. It is said to possess one excellent quality; walls are built of this cut-stone without any mortar, and it is said that after one rainy season the stones all adhere together so as to form one block.^[1]

Demographics[edit]

As of 2001^[update] India census, Aadityana had a population of 17,237. Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. The average literacy rate was 53%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 60% of the males and 40% of females literate. 16% of the population was under 6 years of age.^[2]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kathiawar (Public Domain text). Vol. VIII. Printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay. 1884. p. 355.
↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kathiawar. Vol. VIII. Printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay. 1884. p. 355.

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[bg-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kathiawar (Public Domain text). Vol. VIII. Printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay. 1884. p. 355.

[2] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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