Dahegam

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?Dahegam Gujarat • India
Dahegam
Coordinates: 23°10′N 72°49′E / 23.17, 72.82
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 73 m (240 ft)
District(s)	Gandhinagar
Population	38,083 (2001)

Coordinates: 23°10′N 72°49′E / 23.17, 72.82 Dahegam is a city and a municipality in Gandhinagar district in the state of Gujarat, India.

[edit] Geography

Dahegam is located at 23.17° N 72.82° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 73 metres (239 feet). Dahegam is a place of good, innocent people. As compared to other towns of similar population Dahegam is less developed, main reason being Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar in close vicinity. These two big cities have hampered the growth of Dahegam.

People of Dahegam go to Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar for shopping, education and entertainment hence shopping malls, good education institutes and multiplexes have not made a mark in this town.

Beautiful places to visit are Nilkanth Mahadev Mandir, Umiya Mataji Mandir, old Dahegam, Nehru crossroads, and 2 man-made lakes one of which is now cleaned and renovated.

Standards of living and satisfaction ratio is high and people enjoy living there. Nagar palika is quite active and undertake lot of development activities.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[2], Dahegam had a population of 38,083. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dahegam has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73% and, female literacy is 58%. In Dahegam, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

There is no particular caste which has a clear cut majority in this town, this makes this town a place worth living, the taluka has 65% Thakor community people but town has all community people such as Dev Amin, Patels, Brahmins, SCs, Rabaris, Shahs, Muslims and many other. There are two big statues in this town, one of Babasaheb Ambedkar at Bus Depo and other Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Nehru Cross Roads.

Lot of Kachhi Patels have migrated to this place mostly doing farming, timber and other businesses. They have mixed up well with the local community and have made this place their hometown.