Abdasa taluka explained
| Abdasa Taluka |
| Native Name Lang: | gu |
| Other Name: | Abdasa-Nalia Taluka
Abadasa Taluka, Abrasa Taluka |
| Settlement Type: | taluka |
| Pushpin Map: | India Gujarat#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Gujarat, India |
| Coordinates: | 23.25°N 69°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gujarat |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kutch |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 97508 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank Info Sec1: | Kachchh |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Abdasa[1] |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Registration Plate: | GJ |
Abdasa Taluka is a taluka (administrative subdivision) in Kutch District, Gujarat, India.[2] Its administrative centre is the town of Naliya. The taluka covers 2398.26sqkm.[3]
Demographics
In the 2001 India census, Abdasa Taluka had 97,508 inhabitants, 51.0% (49,740) male and 49.0% (47,768) female. This represented a 12.9% increase from 1991. The gender ratio in 2001 was 960 females per thousand males, a significant change from the 1002 value of 1991.[4] The taluka was entirely rural.
Points of interest
The Kutch Bustard Sanctuary, also known as Lala–Parjan Sanctuary, is located in the taluka. With an area of about only 2 square kilometers, it is the smallest sanctuary in the country. There are approximately 30 great Indian bustards here, second in population only to Desert National Park, Rajasthan.[5] [6] [7]
Also Abdasa Taluka is a major pilgrimage center for Jains as it holds their sacred and famous five temples located in five towns of taluka - Jakhau, Naliya, Tera, Kothara and Suthari[8] - which are in group known as Abdasa ni Panchtirthi - meaning five tirthas of Abdasa.
Villages
Abdasa Taluka has eighty-five panchayat villages,[9] and a total of 167 villages[10] Including Varandi Moti.
Economy
The main crops are cotton, millet, groundnut, sunflower, and wheat.[11] Bentonite is commercially mined.
Rivers
Abdasa Taluka is drained by three rivers namely - Khari river, Kankavati river and Berachiya river.[11]
Notes
Notes and References
- Web site: Assembly Constituencies-Post delimitation, State: Gujarat, District: Ahmadabad . National Information Centre, Government of India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121224204207/http://gisserver1.nic.in/ecimaps/ECIPDF/Gujarat_Maps/Ahmadabad.pdf . 2012-12-24 .
- 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. 31 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: Abdasa. Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
- Munjpara, S. B.. Jethva, B.. Pandey, C. N.. amp. 2011. Distribution of the Indian Bustard Ardeotis nigriceps (Gruiformes: Otididae) in Gujarat State, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa. 3. 9. 2090–2094. 10.11609/jott.o2756.2090-4. free.
- Dutta, S.. Rahmani, A. R.. Jhala, Y. V.. amp. 2010. Running out of time? The great Indian bustard Ardeotis nigriceps—status, viability, and conservation strategies. European Journal of Wildlife Research. 10.1007/s10344-010-0472-z. 57. 3. 615. 31604255.
- Web site: Photographs: Naliya Birds. India Nature Watch.
- Book: Kutch by India. Superintendent of Census Operations, Gujarat. 1964. Director, Government Print. and Stationery, Gujarat State. 53.
- Web site: Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Abdasa, Kachchh, Gujarat . Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India . https://archive.today/20130620224927/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=4146&parenttype=B&ptype=V . dead . 2013-06-20 .
- Web site: Villages of Abdasa Taluka. Kutch District. https://web.archive.org/web/20120707074232/http://kutchdp.gujarat.gov.in/kutch/english/abdasa-taluka.htm. 7 July 2012. live.
- Web site: અબડાસા તાલુકા પંચાયત (Abadasa Taluka Panchayat). Gujarati. Kutch District. https://web.archive.org/web/20121014164016/http://kutchdp.gujarat.gov.in/kutch/taluka/abadasa/index.htm. 14 October 2012. live.
