Tharad

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?Tharad Gujarat • India
Tharad
Coordinates: 24°02′N 71°25′E / 24.03, 71.42
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 10 m (33 ft)
District(s)	Banaskantha
Population	22,791 (2001)

Coordinates: 24°02′N 71°25′E / 24.03, 71.42 Tharad is a city and a municipality in Banaskantha district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Tharad is most important Jain tirth for Jain pilgrimage. All Jain community is fully devoted to well-known Jain Acharya Rajendrasuri. Tharad is a well-known Hindu state in olden times, now a taluka having multi-religious community. Though majority of the population follows Hinduand Jain there are other communities too. Tharad is famous for their Jain business community and a holy place having more than 10 Jain temples. The biggest among the all is 24th Jain Tirthankar lourdMahavir Swami Jain Temple(known as Motaa Mahavir). Tharad was known to be established by Thirpal Dhru(Dharu) about 1000 years back. There are now well known Jain Acharya Rajendrasuri Guru Mandir(Temple), Jain Upashraya, Sadhviji's Upashraya, Aayambil Shala, Bhojanshala, Mahavi Vadi, Tharad Mahajan Pedhi. There is about more than 5 Kuldevi's Temple all around Tharad. The main one is Nahndevi Mata Temple who is known to be the inspiration behind the origin of this town. There is a big Hanuman mandir nearby Bus station. There are couple of mosques in the town. Most of the Muslim communities are business people. There is one Madressa in the town who help Muslim children for religious knowledge.

Shivnagar is the popular for women's embroidery work as well as other arts of craft like carpets, tradition et., Shivnagar is celebrated JANMASHTMI (Birthday of Lord Krishna) every year in very interesting way according to Narottam Jepal...

Tharad is known to be best for their religious tolerance and harmony.

[edit] Geography

Tharad is located at 24.03° N 71.42° E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 10 metres (32 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[2], Tharad had a population of 22,791. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Tharad has an average literacy rate of 49%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 35%. In Tharad, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.