Amodra

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Amodra
village
Amodra is located in Gujarat
Amodra
Amodra
Location in Gujarat, India
Amodra is located in India
Amodra
Amodra
Amodra (India)
Coordinates: 20°49′N 71°03′E / 20.81°N 71.05°E / 20.81; 71.05Coordinates: 20°49′N 71°03′E / 20.81°N 71.05°E / 20.81; 71.05
Country India
StateGujarat
DistrictGir somnath
Population
 • Total5,230
Languages
 • OfficialGujarati, Hindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
362560
Vehicle registrationGJ
Nearest cityUna, Gujarat
Websitegujaratindia.com

Amodra is a small village of Una Taluka of Gir Somnath District in Gujarat. Amodra's Population is around 5000 people. In Amodra village the predominant population is of the Karadia Rajput clan and schedule caste people's Most of the population of Amodra village are farmers and some are businessmen. The land of Amodra is very fertile and the main crops of the village are groundnuts, sugarcane and cotton. The distance between Amodra and Una is around 6 km. Amodra is Birthplace of Great Saint Muldas. Rajabapa Mori was a person who was founder of Sugar Factory Una appreciated and acknowledged by Indira Gandhi during her era. Lakhabapa Solanki after that was Sarpanch and Chairman of Sugar Factory too for 10 years claiming Rajiv Gandhi National Award from Gujarat along with founder of Amul Dr Varghese Kurein. Currently Gopalbhai Jadav is Sarpanch of Amodra village since 2010. He has developed the village immensely.

The village is full of ritual temples having religious belief. In chaitra (April) month there is 4 Sunday festival, and all faithful people from various surrounding villages come to Amodra and go to various temples, like RANDAL MAA, SHITALA Maa, Khodiyar Maa Chamunda Maa etc.

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