Nakhatrana Explained

Nakhatrana
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Gujarat#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Gujarat, India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Coordinates:23.35°N 69.2633°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Type3:Taluka
Subdivision Name1:Gujarat
Subdivision Name2:Kutch
Subdivision Name3:Nakhatrana
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:2
Population Total:12534
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:370615
Area Code:02835
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Registration Plate:GJ-12
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Bhuj
Blank1 Name Sec2:Climate
Blank1 Info Sec2:Dry (Köppen)
Demographics1 Info1:kutchi, Gujarati, Hindi

Nakhatrana is a city and headquarters for a taluka in the middle of Kutch (kachchh), Gujarat, in India.[1]

Nakhatrana got its name from a very famous tale when Paliwal Bramhins from Pali migrated to Kutch, the then ruler gifted greenest part of Kutch without any document, 'khat' in Gujarati. Joshi is the popular surname of Bramhins here

Demographics

In the 2011 census,[2] the village of Nakhatrana had 17478.[3] named Lakhiarviro (near present-day Nakhatrana) after his twin brother Lakhiar.[14]

Street food

A large village, it is famous for its spicy Dabeli snack and bangles. It is also famous for Spicy Onion Samosa.

Education

K.V. High School is an old school with a history. Divine school, Uma high school, Archana St Xaviers, Keshav Saraswati Vidhya Madi r

The village contain 6 government primary school, 2 high schools, 4 private schools, 1 college and ITI. Nakhatrana is developing educational centre. Nakhatrana is located on National Highway 8.

Places of Attraction near Nakhatrana

Notes and References

  1. http://kutchdp.gujarat.gov.in/kutch/english/nakhatrana-taluka.htm Villages of Nakhatrana Taluka
  2. Web site: Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. censusindia.gov.in. 2019-08-08.
  3. Web site: Census 2001 Population Finder: Gujarat: Kachchh: Nakhatrana: Nakhatrana. Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. https://web.archive.org/web/20130530182003/http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/View_Village_Population.aspx?pcaid=630858&category=VILLAGE. 30 May 2013. live.