Manavadar

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Manavadar
Town
Manavadar is located in Gujarat
Manavadar
Manavadar
Location in Gujarat, India
Coordinates: 21°30′N 70°08′E / 21.5°N 70.13°E / 21.5; 70.13Coordinates: 21°30′N 70°08′E / 21.5°N 70.13°E / 21.5; 70.13
Country India
StateGujarat
DistrictJunagadh
Elevation
24 m (79 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total30,850
 • Rank1
Languages
 • OfficialGujarati
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
362630[1]
Vehicle registrationGJ 11
Websitehttp://manavadar.com/

Manavadar is a city and a municipality in Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat.

History[edit]

Bantva Manavadar was a princely state of British India. Founded in 1733, it became a British protectorate in 1818. On 25 September 1947, it acceded to the newly formed Pakistan. However, Indian forces entered the area on the grounds that the state was a vassal of the Junagadh state, which was itself a vassal of the Baroda state that had acceded to India. Subsequently, after a plebiscite, the state acceded to India on 15 February 1948.

It was also known as the Asia's third center for cotton ginning. It contained almost around more than 75 ginning factories of cotton.

Pakistan's government has maintained its territorial claim on Manavadar, along with Junagadh and Sir Creek in Gujarat, on its official political map.[2][3]

Geography[edit]

Manavadar is located at 21°30′N 70°08′E / 21.5°N 70.13°E / 21.5; 70.13.[4] It has an average elevation of 24 metres (78 feet).

Demographics[edit]

As of 2001 India census,[5] Manavadar had a population of 27,559. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Manavadar has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 63%. In Manavadar, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

It has developed cotton industry and cotton and groundnut are the most cash crops of the area. The town was famous once upon a time [when?] due to its vegetable ghee industries, but in winds and sweeps of economic reform in India, all three units has been closed. Manavadar taluk have big towns or villages like Bantwa, Nanadiya, Khambhla, Nakara, Pajod, Jilana, Sardargadh (List of Indian Princely States), Mitdi, Limbuda, Indra, Sherdi, Bhimora, Bodka (Swamina), Galvav, Sanosara, Koyalana (Ghed), Zinzari, Chudva, Khadiya, Vadala, Sitana, Bhitana, and Padaradi (Ghed) (પાદરડી-ઘેડ).[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. "PIN Code: Manavadar, Junagadh, Gujarat, India". findpincode.net.
  2. "After Nepal, Pakistan unveils new political map; Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh claimed, India retorts". Himalayan Times. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. Siddiqui, Naveed (4 August 2020). "In landmark move, PM Imran unveils 'new political map' of Pakistan". Dawn. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  4. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Manavadar
  5. "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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