Modasa

Modasa
Town
Modasa is located in Gujarat
Modasa
Modasa
Location in Gujarat, India
Modasa is located in India
Modasa
Modasa
Modasa (India)
Coordinates: 23°28′N 73°18′E / 23.47°N 73.3°E / 23.47; 73.3
Country India
StateGujarat
DistrictAravalli
Named forKing Malaji Bhil
Area
 • Total
13.47 km2 (5.20 sq mi)
Elevation
197 m (646 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
67,648
 • Density5,022.1/km2 (13,007/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
383315
Telephone code091-2774-
Vehicle registrationGJ-31
Sex ratio923 female per 1000 male /
Websitegujarat.gov.in

Modasa is a town and a municipality in Aravalli district in the Indian state of Gujarat.

Modasa became headquarters of new Aravalli district, carved out from Sabarkantha. The new district was declared on 26 January 2013 and formed on 15 August 2013.[2][3]

It is an economic centre for agricultural exports, at both the provincial and national levels. As a centre for the surrounding villages, Modasa acts as a transportation hub for both residents and tourists, and has two large hospitals. The city also provides a nucleus of doctors for the people of northern Gujarat and some migrants of southern Rajasthan.

Modasa is emerging as an education center for the area, with new pharmacy and engineering colleges and CBSE school supplementing the more traditional educational faculties. The city now has colleges of law, science, education, arts, commerce, and pharmacy, as well as business administration to MBA, BBA and BCA levels. Study courses run by the Government Engineering college include mechanical, computer, electronics and communication, civil engineering, electrical, and automotive engineering.

  1. ^ "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Modi's poll knife carves out Aravali". The Times of India. 18 September 2012. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Seven new districts to be formed in Gujarat". Daily Bhaskar. Ahmedabad. DNA. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.