Adipur | |
Other Name: | Gandhidham |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | India Gujarat#India3 |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Gujarat, India |
Coordinates: | 23.0735°N 70.0906°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Gujarat |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipal Corporation |
Subdivision Name3: | Gandhidham Municipal Corporation |
Government Type: | Municipal Corporation |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 27 |
Population Total: | 86388 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Gujarati, Hindi |
Demographics1 Title2: | Regional |
Demographics1 Info2: | Sindhi, Kutchi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 370205 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 02836 |
Registration Plate: | GJ- 39 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 0.894 ♂/♀ |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Distance from Bhuj |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | 60km (40miles) |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Distance from Ahmedabad |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | 350km (220miles) |
Adipur is a town in Gandhidham Municipal Corporation of Kutch District in the state of Gujarat, India. The town is situated approximately 5miles from Gandhidham.
Adipur was initially founded as a refugee camp after the partition of India, in 1947, by the government of India. Its administration was passed onto a self-governing body called the Sindhu Resettlement Corporation Ltd (SRC). The person credited with the formation of this settlement was Bhai Pratap Dialdas, who requested land from Mahatma Gandhi for the (mostly Sindhi) immigrants from Sindh, now West Pakistan. The Maharaja of Kutch, Vijayaraji donated 15000acres of land.[1] in Adipur/Gandhidham, which was built on this land. Later the Indian Institute of Sindhology was established at Adipur is a center for advanced studies and research in the fields related to the Sindhi language, literature, art and culture.[1]
Adipur is famous for Gandhi Samadhi and a huge number of Charlie Chaplin fans and impersonators.[2]
Adipur was affected by the earthquake of 26 January 2001.
This climate is considered to be BWh according to the Koppen-Geiger classification of climates.The average annual temperature is 26.8c. The average rainfall is 375mm.
Adipur has nine higher education institutions run by the Gandhidham Collegiate Board.
Admissions were traditionally competitive with the rest of the district, but overall, due to the limited infrastructure surrounding the campuses, the populace is mostly local students from Anjar, Gandhidham, Adipur, and other surrounding towns.
Schools in the city include Excelsior Model School, Shri R.P Patel High School, St. Xavier's School, Sadhu Hiranand Navalrai Academy, Maitri Maha Vidyalaya, Modern School, Mount Carmel School and Twinkle Star School.