Gadhada

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?Gadhada Gujarat • India
Gadhada
Coordinates: 21°58′N 71°34′E / 21.97, 71.57
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 104 m (341 ft)
District(s)	Bhavnagar
Population	26,751 (2001)

Coordinates: 21°58′N 71°34′E / 21.97, 71.57 Gadhada is a city and a municipality in Bhavnagar district in the state of Gujarat, India.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Transport
4 Places of interest
5 References

[edit] Geography

Gadhada is located at 21.97° N 71.57° E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 104 metres (341 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Gadhada had a population of 26,751. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Gadhada has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 54%. In Gadhada, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Transport

Gadhada is well connected by roads to the cities of Gujarat. Regular bus service and private vehicles are available from Ahmedabad and other big cities of Gujarat. There's no rail track passing through the town. To reach Gadhada by train, you may get down at Botad or Ningala in Ahmedabad - Bhavnagar track. Connecting bus service to Gadhada is available from both these stations.

[edit] Places of interest

The Swaminarayan Temple in Gadhada is regarded as one of the important places of pilgrimage for followers of the Swaminarayan faith, as Lord Swaminarayan spent more than 27 years of his life in Gadhada. Gadhada is situated at bank of River Ghelo.