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| Country | India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District(s) | Junagadh |
| Population | 51,260 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
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• 14 metres (46 ft) |
there is few main village like Sanakhada,Girgadhada,Delwada,
Una is a town and a municipality in Junagadh district in Gujarat state of India.
(PIN code : 362 560) (STD code : +91 2875)
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Una is located at on the bank of Machchhundri river. [1] It has an average elevation of 14 metres (45 feet).
Kodinar is located on the west side, and Rajula on the east side.
The Union Territory of Diu is on the south side of the city.
Una has highest number of villages compare to other talukas in Gujarat.
As per 2011 India census [2], Una had a population of 130000. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. In Una, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Una has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 59%.
Una is the biggest taluka in Junagadh district in number of villages.
Some famous villages are:
Kajardi,Delwada, Simar, Navabandar, Vadaviyala, Girgadhada, Dron, Dhokadava, Sanakhda, Samter, Sultanpur, Bhacha, Umej, Khilwad, Gundala, Motha, Keshariya, Kob, Tad, Paldi, Olwan, Vansoj, Fulka, Intvaya, Fatsar, Zudvadli, Untwada, Jaragli, Jamwala, Jasadhar, Naliyery moli, Umedpura etc.
Una is situated on the national highway No. 8 E. This highway connects Bhavnagar with Somnath. The city is well connected to other major cities of Gujarat such as Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Porbandar, Bhavnagar and Amreli etc. & Mumbai by Bus services operated by state-owned transport corporations and private services. Daily bus services available for Mumbai by state-owned transport corporations and private bus operators. Road is very very bad from Una to Rajula & Una to Veraval. Good transportation service is available for Diu, as it is one of the famous & popular tourist place.
Una is also connected with Veraval & Junagadh by train service.
A temple at Tapovan near to Una
Gupt prayag near Delwada
Sai baba temple near Delwada
Haveli temple, Gayatri temple, Swaminarayan temple & Jain derasar are also in Una.
Droneshwar mahadev temple located in Dron village near Gir Gadhda is very well known and quite old temple.
Tulsishyam famous for temple of Shri Krishna, situated in middle of Gir forest.
Khodiyar temple near Chikhala nes
Hanuman temple at Vajdi
Jagjivandas bapu aashram at Simar
Hazratshah baba dargah is also a religious place in Una which is famous among Muslims & others.
Sayyedshah baba Qadri (Bade peer) dargah & Chopan peer dargah are also famous.
There are 3 other dargahs in Jame masjid - Vali peer, Miyan Abdullah shah & Miyan Rajwali Naqshbandi.
Dargah of Abdul Hameed baba & Badshah miya baba naqshbandi
Karbala on Amodra road is a famous place where Tajiyas are drowned in water in reservoir in Muharram festival.
In Delwada a village near Una, there are Minarets & Dargah of Sulaiman shah baba in Jame masjid, delwada which are also famous.
People of different religions live in Una.
People speak Gujarati [Kathiawari] language.
Some people also speak other languages like Hindi, Sindhi, Kutchi.
Diwali, Navaratri, Dashehara, Rakhi [Raksha Bandhan], Holi, Ramnavami, Janmashtmi, Maha shivratri, Ganesha Utsav, Mahavir jayanti, Cheti chand, Manushya Gaurav Din, Uttarayan [Kite Festival], Christmas, Eid -e - Milad-un-Nabi, Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-adhha and Muharram [Aashura] are main festivals & people enjoy every festival.
People also celebrate National festivals - Independence day (15th August) & Republic day (26 January).
Una is a main municipal center in the entire taluka and main educational center in the area.
The main educational institutes in Una are :
There are many hospitals & clinics in una.
Dr. Baldania Ashok, Dr. Khodifad, Dr. Zarif, Dr. Bavadia Hasmukh, Dr. Fichadia, Dr. Solanki
Dr. Lulania, Dr. Varu, Dr. Vaghasia, Dr. Solanki Divyakant, Dr. Charania, Dr. Mori
Dr. Jani Rajesh, Dr. Nimavat, Dr. Pathak, Dr. Virendra Agrawal
Dr. Chirangi Ramani, Dr. Haniben Bajaj
Dr. Parmar Shailesh
Dr. Sojitra, Dr. Devmurari Samrat, Dr. Rathod Dipak
Dr. Solanki Prakash, Dr. Vadher Gautam, Dr. Desai Hardik, Dr. Jethva Ankit, Dr. Muhammad Ashraf Ravanna
Dr. Nenuji, Dr. Somani, Dr. Nimavat, Dr. Jungi, Dr. Sanesara Priyesh, Dr. Chotalia Vaijanti, Dr. Vasa Aashaben
Dr. Mandavia, Dr. Gurjar, Dr. Siddharth Shah
Dr. Zala, Dr. Abhani, Dr. Ramani
Dr. Shah P.H.
Dr. Ambarish Shah, Dr. Saumil Dave, Dr. Dahaval Shah,Dr. Chandrika Sarvaiya
Dr. Damania, Dr. Padshala