Vyara Explained

Vyara
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Gujarat#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Gujarat, India
Coordinates:21.12°N 73.4°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Gujarat
Subdivision Name2:Tapi
Governing Body:Nagar Palika
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:69
Population Total:50,789
Population As Of:2011
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN CODE
Postal Code:394650
Area Code:02626
Registration Plate:GJ - 26
Demographics1 Info1:Gujarati, Hindi

Vyara is a town and the district headquarters of the Tapi district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is 65 kilometres from Surat.

Demographics

India census,[2] Vyara had a population of 36,213. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Vyara has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 69%. In Vyara, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age. In Vyara district, 39% population belongs from Scheduled Tribe and 2.4% population belongs from Scheduled Castes. Dhodia, Gamit, Chaudhari, Vasava, Konkani, Brahmin, Jain, Sindhi, Bhoy, Christian, Muslim and Parsi population lives in the district.

Geography

Vyara is located at .[3] 65 km away from Surat on nh6. It has an average elevation of 69 metres (226 feet).

History

Vyara town was ruled by Gaekwads of the Princely State of Baroda during 1721 until 1949 when it joined the Indian union, the region also lied under Princely State of Bansda during its reign in 1781 and was acceded to India on 10 June 1948.

Vyara is the birthplace of Amarsingh Chaudhry, the ex-Chief Minister of Gujarat State.

Vyara has many attractive natural places to visit across town and in city like Jalvatika Garden, Gaytri mandir, Vyara fort, Mayadevi Waterfall Temple, Padamdugri, Mahal Camp, Gaumukh, Ukai Dam, Unai, Kakrapar Dam, Jankivan and River Front inaugurated in 2018.

Transport

Bus

Vyara has two bus stands, one is the old bus stand and the other is the new one which is situated on Station Road. Vyara is well connected through buses of GSRTC and other travel agencies.

Available Bus Services

  1. State Transport Bus Service
  2. Inter-City Bus Service

Air

Surat International Airport located in Surat is 52 km away from Vyara, providing both domestic and international flights.

Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport located in Mumbai is major international airport nearest from vyara.

Rail

Vyara is well connected to other major cities of the India via regular trains.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India: Search Details . 13 May 2014 . 24 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924121324/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=536483 . dead .
  2. 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.
  3. https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/09/Vyara.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Vyara