Juhapura | |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | India Ahmedabad##India Gujarat |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Gujarat |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ahmedabad |
Governing Body: | Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Gujarati, Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 380055 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 91-079 |
Registration Plate: | GJ |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Ahmedabad |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation |
Juhapura ([dʒuɦɑpuɾɑ]) is a neighbourhood in New West Zone of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India near Sarkhej, along the National Highway 8A that goes towards Saurashtra and Kutch. The area was developed in 1973 for the people who lost houses in flood, it was founded then prime minister of India Mrs. Indira Gandhi. The first housing society of the area was Sarni Kamdar.
The population of Juhapura is largely Muslim. Many Muslim professionals and businessmen also live in this area.
Juhapura was a small suburb with a small population until the mid-1980s, but after the communal riots of Gujarat from 1985 until 2002, many Muslims migrated from the Muslim and Hindu-dominated areas of Ahmedabad and the surrounding cities to Juhapura, causing a construction boom. Land and housing prices subsequently increased.
Juhapura is primarily residential but now also hosts a hospital, many schools, restaurants and dhabas and a food market. 5 lakh is population