Gir Gadhada

Gir Gadhada
Town
Gir Gadhada is located in Gujarat
Gir Gadhada
Gir Gadhada
Location in Gujarat, India
Gir Gadhada is located in India
Gir Gadhada
Gir Gadhada
Gir Gadhada (India)
Coordinates: 20°55′23″N 70°55′17″E / 20.923121°N 70.921362°E / 20.923121; 70.921362
Country India
StateGujarat
DistrictGir Somnath
TalukaGir Gadhada
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj (India)
 • BodyGram panchayat
Area
 • Total2,144.11 ha (5,298.21 acres)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total9,631[1][2]
 Sex ratio 4781/4850/[1]
Languages
 • OfficialGujarati, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
362530[2]
Vehicle registrationGJ
Census code of Gir Gadhada515255[1]
Nearest citySomnath, Una
Websitegirsomnathdp.gujarat.gov.in

Gir Gadhada is a town in Gir Somnath district in the state of Gujarat, India. Before 2013, it was a town of Una Taluka in Junagadh District, Now it has become the administrative headquarters for 42 villages[3] when that taluka was created as part of the new Gir Somnath District in August of that year.[4][5] Newly built BAPS Shree Swaminarayana Mandir is a popular place of worship and spiritual activities here.[6] There is another older Swaminarayan mandir nearby. Other temples in the town are Shree Khodiyar Mandir, Shree ramji Mandir, Hanuman Ji mandir, Shiv mandir and Ganpati temple

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference census_2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "wikivillage article of Gir Gadhada". 2011 Census of India. Wikivillage.in. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Notification: Gujarat Land Revenue Code 1879: Schedule B Villages of Girgadhada Taluka" (PDF). The Gujarat Government Gazette. Vol. 54, no. Extra No. 282. 9 September 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Promises Delivered! Gujarat Cabinet approves creation of 7 New Districts and 22 New Talukas". Narendra Modi. 25 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Maps of Gujarat's new 7 districts and changes in existing districts". Desh Gujarat. 13 August 2013. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Murti-Pratishtha Mahotsav of BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir".