Savarkundla Explained

Savarkundla
Other Name:Savar Kundla
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:India Gujarat
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Gujarat, India
Coordinates:21.337°N 71.31°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Gujarat
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Amreli
Governing Body:Savarkundla Nagarpalika
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:8
Elevation M:141
Population Total:78,354
Population As Of:2011
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:364515
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:02845
Registration Plate:GJ-14
Official Name:Savarkundla
Pop Est As Of:2021
Population Est:83,720

Savarkundla (sometimes stylised as Savar Kundla) is a city and a municipality in Amreli district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is a twin city formed when the cities of Savar and Kundla merged.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Savarkundla had a population of 78,354. Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. 11% of the population was under 6 years of age.

Geography

Savarkundla is situated on the southern Saurashtra plateau. It is an area of hilly terrain. Ground water table is very low. The water contains a high level of total dissolved solids along with excess levels of sodium and phosphate. The water extracted from bore-wells is hot. The Navli river flows from south to north during the monsoon season. Moreover, this river flows exactly from the between of this town and thus dividing it in two parts: Savar and Kundla. Kundla is western bank of Navli and Savar lies on eastern bank.

Economy

Savarkundla is known for producing weighing scales. One third of its total population is connected to this industry. It is the only manufacturer of mechanical weighing scales in India. It is emerging as an assembly hub for electronic weighing scales.[1]

Culture

Savarkundla is famous for kathi darbar shree jogidadbapu khuman his owtlows very famous of kathi darbar culture horseriding. marriage culture kathi darbar turban etc kundla its herbal fireworks. On the night of Diwali, people from both Savar and Kundla gather on the riverfront and throw handmade fireworks, called "Ingoriya", to the opposite side. These fireworks are made by stuffing explosives inside the fruits of the Ingoriya tree. Traditionally, a fight between the two native cultural groups follows.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Netfirms, Free Web Hosting, Domain Names for Small Business . www.savarkundla.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110128091119/http://savarkundla.com/ . 2011-01-28.
  2. Web site: Unique Diwali: Savarkundla residents fight cracker wars . 2022-04-20 . DNA India . en.