Pardi

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Pardi
Killa Pardi
town
Pardi
Location in Gujarat, India
Coordinates: 20°31′N 72°57′E / 20.52°N 72.95°E / 20.52; 72.95Coordinates: 20°31′N 72°57′E / 20.52°N 72.95°E / 20.52; 72.95
Country  India
State Gujarat
District Valsad
Government
 • Mrs. Suraj Desai, Mayor, Pardi Nagarplika Mr. Jawahar G. Desai, Prashant J. Desai, leading lawyers.
Elevation 18 m (59 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 25,241
Languages
 • Official Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Pardi is a town and a municipality in Valsad district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Roughly 14 km south of the district headquarters city of Valsad, Pardi has a rail station on the Mumbai-Vadodara line of Western Railway (India). National Highway 8 bisects the town in east and west regions. The town has a municipality office and a court. The city centre also known as Bus Stop is at intersection of Roads from Chival (West), Umarsadi (East), Damni Zampa (South) and Valsadi Zampa (North). It has a wonderful lake called talav spread over 99 acres which is proposed to be made tourist place in near future. The bank of lake is a place for evening walk by elders. Historically there is a Hill in the middle of town facing the lake where it is said Shivaji built the Killa (Fort). Its from this Killa (Fort)that the town is also called Killa-Pardi

The city of Vapi, a large industrial township for small-scale industries, falls under Pardi taluka administration and is about 14 km south of Pardi town. Pardi has its own industrial zone which is governed by GIDC and caters mainly to the Chemical industry.

Udvada, the holy town for Parsis, is about 7 km south of Pardi town.

Geography

Pardi is located at 20°31′N 72°57′E / 20.52°N 72.95°E / 20.52; 72.95.[1] It has an average elevation of 18 metres (59 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Pardi had a population of 25,241. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Pardi has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 71%. In Pardi, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Rivers

  • Par River (parnadi)
  • kothal khadi

Schools

1. J.F.S. Middle school.
2. D.C.O. Sarvjanik High School
3. D.J. Damania Bal Mandir
4. H.j. Damania High School and Computer Center
5. N.J. School and Computer Center
6. B.R.J.P. Pardiwala English Medium School
7. Bhaskar Dyuti Vidyalaya
8. VALLABH ASHRAM’S M. G. M. AMIN & V. N. SAVANI SCHOOL

Colleges

1. J P Pardiwala College of Commerce And Arts.

Computer Institutes

1. Infotech Computer Education.
2 .Micronix Technologies.
3. Databank Computer Education

Banks

1. ICICI bank
2. HDFC bank
3. DENA bank
4. State Bank of India
5. Bank of Baroda
6. Sardar Bhiladwala Pardi People Co. Op. Bank

Cafes and eateries

  • Bharkadevi Ice Cream
  • Rajasthani ice Cream
  • Raman PavBhaji
  • Raja Rani VadaPav
  • Raja Rani Chinese
  • Badshah Chinese & PavBhaji
  • Jalaram farsan mart
  • Yadav Vadapav
  • Dilkhush Dabeli
  • Shreenath PavBhaji & Pulav
  • Banarasi Bhelwala Chat Center
  • Govind Chat Center
  • Kanhaiya Chat Center
  • Navrang Pani Puri
  • Santosh Lassi
  • Fountain
  • Kallu Kutting
  • Yadav Ka Tea Stall
  • Raju Omelette
  • Hotel Vishram

Top Autoworkshops

  • Isak Auto - Valsadi Zampa
  • Ammar Auto - Valsadi Zampa

Patel Auto - N.H.-08, Opp. Dhirubhai Satsang Hall

References=

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Pardi
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 

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