Nakhatrana taluka explained
| Nakhatrana Taluka |
| Native Name: | નખત્રાણા તાલુકો |
| Native Name Lang: | gu |
| Settlement Type: | taluka |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Gujarat, India |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gujarat |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kutch |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 2135.14 |
| Population Total: | 146367 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | 69 |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 370615 |
| Registration Plate: | GJ |
Nakhatrana Taluka is a taluka (administrative subdivision) in Kutch District, Gujarat, India.[1] Its administrative centre is the village of Nakhatrana. The taluka covers 2135.14sqkm.[2]
Demographics
In the 2001 India census, Nakhatrana Taluka had 129,249 inhabitants, 50.8% (65,673) male and 49.2% (63,576) female. This represented a 10.5% increase from 1991. The gender ratio in 2001 was 968 females per thousand males, a significant change from the 1029 value of 1991.[3] The taluka was entirely rural.
Other 2001 census statistics for the taluka were:[4]
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- Literacy - 65.78%
- Male - 75.87%
- Female - 55.43%
- No. of Household - 23,974
- Population under age- group 0- 6 - 20,685
- Sex Ratio under age- group 0- 6 - 932
- Total Workers - 52,451
- Non Workers - 76,798
Nakhatrana Taluka has seventy-seven panchayat villages,[5] and a total of 133 villages.[6]
Points of interest
Dhinodhar Temple in the village of Dhinodhar, lies on beautiful mountain range with the abode of Lord Shiva on the top of the hill. It is just 20 km away from the village of Nakhatrana on the way to Nani Aral village. Dhinodhar Hill has an elevation of 1190 feet, or 361 meters. The Tropic of Cancer (or Kurk Vrut) passes through the southern tip of the temple.
Other places in Nakhatrana Taluka include:
- Roodimaa Sthanak on Virani Road, Umiya Agro Traders,
- shankarvijay saw mill, Holipet Mountain in Navavas,
- Greeneries of Jadai Road fields,
- The chats of Vathan Chopati,
- Fort Mahadev, and
- Piyoni village, for its Shri Shiva temple.
Villages ukheda
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Kachchh District Panchayat: Taluka Panchayat. Kutch District. https://web.archive.org/web/20120915111800/http://kutchdp.gujarat.gov.in/kutch/english/panchayat/taluka-panchayat.htm. 15 September 2012. live.
- Web site: Districtwise / Talukawise Salient Features of Population Statistics (1991 and 2001): Gujarat. Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Government of Gujarat. 7. 30 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130530174245/http://gujecostat.gujarat.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/CMGE/SalientFeatures.pdf. 30 May 2013. dead.
- Web site: Census 2001 Population Finder: Gujarat: Kuchchh: Nakhatrana. Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
- Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.
- Web site: Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Nakhatrana, Kachchh, Gujarat. Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130530150029/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=4154&parenttype=B&ptype=V. 2013-05-30.
- Web site: Villages of Nakhatrana Taluka. Kutch District. https://web.archive.org/web/20110830095010/http://kutchdp.gujarat.gov.in/kutch/english/nakhatrana-taluka.htm. 30 August 2011. live.
