Chandkheda

Chandkheda
Neighbourhood
Chandkheda

Location in Gujarat, India

Coordinates: 23°07′06″N 72°35′12″E / 23.11842°N 72.586777°E / 23.11842; 72.586777Coordinates: 23°07′06″N 72°35′12″E / 23.11842°N 72.586777°E / 23.11842; 72.586777
Country  India
State Gujarat
District Ahmedabad
Government
 • Body Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
Area
 • Total 11 km2 (4 sq mi)
Elevation 59 m (194 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 100,000
 • Density 9,100/km2 (24,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 382424
Telephone code 079-2329xxxx
Vehicle registration GJ-1

Chandkheda is a neighbourhood in the Northwest of the metropolitan city of Ahmedabad in India. It lies west to Sabarmati River, and is in northern portion of Ahmedabad. MR. Pareshbhai raval Bollywood actor comedian is a dharasabhaya of CHANDKHEDA.

History

On 19 January 2008, Chandkheda Panchayat was included under Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's jurisdiction and ceased to exist as a separate civic body.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Chandkheda had a population of 55,477. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Chandkheda has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 85% and female literacy of 77%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The village Chandkheda is situated nearby which dates back to a very long time. Mostly populated by farmers and cattle rearers, this village is situated at a height and is thus almost never affected by floods which usually ravage low-lying areas as satellite almost every year. It has a post office, several banks, schools, and a railway station (Meter gauge) too. A quite famous temple (Kaanch ka Mandir) is also situated in this village. Also one of the Largest Society built with more than 1000 Houses named "Parshwanath Nagar" mostly known as "Jantanagar" situated near ONGC,Chandkheda.

Development

Chandkheda has developed into a commendable residential area mostly because of the ONGC office situated nearby. Most of the officers choose to stay in this suburb of Ahmedabad rather than in the busy city itself. The ONGC colony is well developed and has a club, a Kendriya Vidyalaya, a dispensary and a open ground in addition to other facilities.The area has some cool places to hang out like E-Fun (closed as of 2017) , KM10, CCD, Maggie Point and Farki,Dominos,McDonald,Pizza-hut,Us pizza,Gwaliya,etc. The area has malls like 4D Square Mall[2] and D-Mart.[3] There are many housing societies in the area. The newly developed 100 ft wide 'New C.G. Road' (Chandkheda-Gandhinagar) road is a very posh residential area. It also boasts of the Vishwakarma Government Engineering College[4] (VGEC). VGEC was also a temporary campus for IIT gandhinagar during its early stages. VGEC is now campus for GTU university.There are several schools and educational institutes situated here.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ https://www.justdial.com/Ahmedabad/4D-Square-Mall-Near-Sangath-Mall-Chandkheda/079PXX79-XX79-140708104252-F5C9_BZDET
  3. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/pages/D-Mart-Chandkheda/185150608323774
  4. ↑ http://www.vgecg.ac.in/ The official website for the VGEC college.
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