Manavadar

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Gujarat • India
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Location of Manavadar
Coordinates: 21°30′N 70°08′E / 21.5, 70.13
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
• Elevation
• 24 m (79 ft)
District(s) Junagadh
Population 27,559 (2001)

Coordinates: 21°30′N 70°08′E / 21.5, 70.13 Manavadar is a city and a municipality in Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat.

[edit] Geography

Manavadar is located at 21.5° N 70.13° E[1]. It has an average elevation of 24 metres (78 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census[2], 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 one upon a time due to its vegetable ghee industries, but in winds and sweeps of Economic Reform in India [1], all three units has been closed. Manavadar taluk have big town/villages like Bantwa [2], Nanadiya [3], Pajod, Sardargadh [4], Mitdi, Limbuda [5], Galvav, Sanosara etc.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Manavadar
  2. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
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