Bagasara
| Bagasara | |
|---|---|
  Bagasara Location in Amreli, Gujarat, India | |
| Coordinates: 21°29′00″N 70°57′00″E / 21.483333°N 70.95°ECoordinates: 21°29′00″N 70°57′00″E / 21.483333°N 70.95°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Amreli |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 31,789 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Bagasara is a city and a municipality in Amreli district in the state of Gujarat, India. It is famous as birthplace of renowned poet and freedom fighter Zaverchand Meghani and famous magician K Lal from Mavjinjava village.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[1] Bagasara had a population of 31,789. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Bagasara has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 56% of the males and 44% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Its history shows that in the olden days, it was known as a Pith meaning a big trading centre. It was famous for Gold Plated Jewellery and Ari Bharat industries. It has given to the world two great personalities. First is National Poet Zaverchand Meghani and second is international magician K Lal . The great singer of Gujarat Mr. Praful Dave also hails from Hadala (Sorath), Ta: Bagasara. Bagasara It was famous for Imitation Gold Plated Jewellery and Ari Bharat industries.
Villages
The Bagasara taluka comprises 33 villages. 1. Adpur 2. Bagasara 3. Balapur 4. Charan pipali 5. Deri Pipaliya 6. Ghantiyan 7. Hadala 8. Halariya 9. Haliyad Juni 10. Haliyad Navi 11. Hamapur 12. Hulariya 13. Jamka 14. Janjariya Juna 15. Janjariya Nava 16. Jethiavadar 17. Kadaya 18. Kagdadi 19. Khari 20. Khijadiya 21. Manekvada 22. Mavjinjva 23. Munjiasar Mota 24. Munjiasar Nana 25. Natvarnagar 26. Pipaliya Nava 27. Pithadiya 28. Rafala 29. Samadhiyala 30. Sanaliya 31. Shilana 32. Vaghaniya Juna 33. Vaghaniya Nava [2]
- Mavjinjava
- Around 10,000 Population in Mavjinjava.
- More than 7000 people live in outside of Mavjinjava like Surat, Mumbai & Ahmedabad.
- The Famous Magician K.LAL's home town.
Famous people
- Lalchandbhai Vora, freedom fighter and educationist, established Bal Kelavani Mandir in 1931, which is now fondly known as "Lalchandkaka walu baalmandir" (Lalchandbhai's school).
- K Lal, a world famous magician born in Mavjinjava village.
- Rashtriya Shayar Zaverchand Kalidas Meghani.
- "AZAD", Kutub Azad a Shayar his Gazals also sing by Famous Gazal singers.
- Praful Dave Famous Gujarati Singer.
Places
- BhutNath Temple (Lord Shiva Temple) with a Big Space and a Garden Near the River.
- Sataladi Nadi and it's River flows.
- The Munjiyasar Dam. This is historical DAM for water storage.
- Shree Swaminarayan Mandir.
- Shree Bal Krishna Haveli.
- Shree Bageswer Temple.
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ http://amrelidp.gujarat.gov.in/amreli/english/bagasara-taluka.htm