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Nadiad
Natpur
Natdra
City
Nickname: 
Sakshar Nagari
Nadiad is located in Gujarat
Nadiad
Nadiad
Nadiad is located in India
Nadiad
Nadiad
Coordinates: 22°41′N 72°52′E / 22.69°N 72.86°E / 22.69; 72.86
Country India
StateGujarat
DistrictKheda
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • BodyNadiad Municipal Corporation
 • Municipal CommissionerIAS G.H Solanki (2025)
 • Deputy Municipal CommissionerShri Mahendra M. Desai (2025)
Area
 • City
78.55 km2 (30.33 sq mi)
 • Rank8th in Gujarat
Elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • City
330,000 (2,025)
 • Rank14th in Gujarat
 • Density6,170.94/km2 (15,982.7/sq mi)
 • Metro
408,000 (2,025)
Demonym(s)Nadiadi, Charotari
Languages
 • OfficialGujarati, Hindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
387 001, 387 002, 387 370, 387 355, 387 230, 387 320
Telephone code0268
Vehicle registrationGJ-07
Websitenadiadnmc.in

Nadiad is a city in the state of Gujarat, India and the administrative centre of the Kheda district. It is known for the Santram Mandir, the Mai Mandir;[1] It is the birthplace of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Deputy Prime Minister of India.

Climate

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Nadiad usually has mild winters and very hot summers, with an average of from 32 °C (90 °F) to 46 °C (115 °F), and an average rainfall from 70 centimetres (28 in) to 120 centimetres (47 in).

Attractions

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Santram Mandir is located in the center of the town. It is known for its charity work. This old temple is visited by people on the day of full moon.[2] Marida Darwaja and Amdavadi Darwaja are also nearby.

Shri Atmasiddhishastra Rachnabhoomi is a memorial that stands at the site of the creation of Atmasiddhi Shastra composed by Shrimad Rajchandra, a saint, poet and philosopher in 1895.[3][4]

Transport

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Nadiad is Well Connected With Railway and Road Transport. Nadiad Junction railway station is Major Railway Station in Kheda District and Indian Railways's "A" Category Railway Station Located in Ahmedabad-Mumbai Main Line. Nadiad has two extra lines. One goes to Modasa and other one goes to Petlad. Nadiad Junction railway station has four platforms. Indian Railway is going to extend Modasa Line to Shamlaji. Nadiad has a major bus stand. Nadiad is Zonal Division in Charotar Region. Kheda,Anand, Mahemdavad, Kapadvanj, Dakor, Mahudha, Borsad, Khambhat bus depot's Are Under Nadiad Division. Nadiad Division is Called by Amul. Nadiad is well connected to Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Gandhinagar, Surat, Rajkot by bus. Other interstate services are operated by Nadiad Division from Nadiad. Nearest airport is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport located in Ahmedabad and it is 65 km away from Nadiad. A bullet train station, part of the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor, is also under construction in the southern part of the city.

Demography

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Religions in Nadiad City (2011) [citation needed]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 79.66%
Islam
 
 13.51%
Jainism
 
 3.62%
Christianity
 
 0.85%
Sikhism
 
 0.22%

As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Nadiad in 2011 is 218,095; of which male and female are 112,311 and 105,784 respectively. Although Nadiad city has population of 218,095; its urban / metropolitan population is 225,071 of which 115,903 are males and 109,168 are females.

Notable people

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Dahilaxmi Library, Nadiad (Gujarat), founded by Mansukhram Suryaram Tripathi

Education

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Educational institutes located in Nadiad include:

References

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  1. ^ Shri Mai Mandir Archived 12 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine. maimandir.org.
  2. ^ Temples in Nadiad Archived 24 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine. nadiad.in.
  3. ^ Jaini, Jagmandarlal. The Atma-Siddhi: (or the Self-Realization) of Shrimad Rajchandra. Shrimad Rajchandra Gyan Pracharak Trust.
  4. ^ "Shri Atmasiddhishastra Rachnabhoomi, Nadiad".
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