Baradiya

Baradiya is a small village with population of around 4000-4500. It is located in Junagadh district of Gujarat state in India. Baradiya is located nearby Sasan Gir which is famous for its Asiatic lions. You can see many lions during night time on this place. The village is surrounded by two rivers named thavki at the west and devthaniyu on the east.

The village used to be famous education hub especially for highschool education among nearby villages earlier but after the privatization of schooling, this is not case anymore.^[1]

Although there are many small and big temples within the small village, Krishna mandir (also known as gamno choro) and Hanuman mandir (also known as madhi) are two most visited mandirs within the village. Earlier, the village was developed mostly in the north arena which is now known as old Baradiya while the new village (now called plot area) was grown lately with newer houses and more spacious. In year 1997, the small highway (Mendarda-Bagasara area road) passed within the village almost divided the village in two parts.

The village is still under developed and a majority of the residents living in the village are involved with farming business, while some residents migrated to bigger cities like Surat, Mumbai, Junagadh and have joined other occupations as well. The village has achieved 68% literacy level after continued efforts.

Major places nearby Baradiya are Parab, Satadhar, Somanath and Kankai Temple. Jamka, Dadar, Ratang, Liliya and Shobhavadla are five neighbor villages with which baradiya shares its borders.

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