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North Gujarat
Region of Gujarat, India
Region of Gujarat, India
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | North Gujarat |
| type | Region |
| image_skyline | File:North Gujarat Map02.jpg |
| image_caption | Map of North Gujarat |
| area_total_km2 | 33734 |
| districts | 7 |
| region | West India |
| largestcity | Gandhinagar |
North Gujarat, the Northern part of Indian state of Gujarat includes the districts of Gandhinagar, Banaskantha, Patan, Aravalli, Mehsana Sabarkantha and Vav-Tharad district. Patan city is the administrative headquarters of North Gujarat. There Are Two Municipal Corporations in North Gujarat, Mehsana And Gandhinagar. North Gujarat is dominant in the dairy industry.
Currently, the water table of the region is dropping 6 meters every year.
The dialects of Gujarati in this region differ from each other and from dialects in other parts with minor differences. All dialects have the common difference from Gujarati in that the word "chhe" is replaced by "she" or "sh".
According to the 2011 Census, this region has a population of 10,319,646 people.
Cities and districts
Gandhinagar is the largest city and Patan district is the largest district in the region.
Important cities are Gandhinagar, Palanpur, Patan, Mehsana, Himmatnagar, Modasa, Sidhpur, Kalol,Kadi, Unjha & Visnagar.
The districts in the region are Banaskantha district, Mehsana district, Sabarkantha district, Patan district, Gandhinagar district, Aravalli district and Vav-Tharad district.
| City/Town | District | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Palanpur | Banaskantha district | |
| Dhanera | ||
| Deesa | ||
| Thara | ||
| Patan | Patan District | |
| Sidhpur | ||
| Radhanpur | ||
| Harij | ||
| Chanasma | ||
| Sami | ||
| Santalpur | ||
| Shankheshwar | ||
| Gandhinagar | Gandhinagar district | |
| Kalol | ||
| Mansa | ||
| Dahegam | ||
| Mehsana | Mehsana district | |
| Visnagar | ||
| Kadi | ||
| Unjha | ||
| Bechraji | ||
| Kheralu | ||
| Vadnagar | ||
| Satlasana | ||
| Vijapur | ||
| Himmatnagar | Sabarkantha district | |
| Vijaynagar | ||
| Talod | ||
| Prantij | ||
| Idar | ||
| Khedbrahma | ||
| Vadali | ||
| Modasa | Aravalli district | |
| Bhiloda | ||
| Meghraj | ||
| Bayad | ||
| Dhansura | ||
| Malpur | ||
| Tharad | Vav-Tharad district | |
| Bhabhar |
Education
- Banas Medical College and Research Institute, Palanpur
- Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University
- Government Engineering College, Palanpur
- North Gujarat University, Patan
- Government Engineering College, Patan
- Government Engineering College, Modasa
- Government Engineering College, Gandhinagar
- IIT Gandhinagar
- Gujarat Technological University
- Gujarat Technological University School of Engineering and Technology
- Gujarat Technological University Institute of Technology and Research
- Ganpat University
Prehistory
Evidence of prehistoric settlements in North Gujarat were first discovered in 1893 by British geologist Bruce Foote. Archeological expeditions in the 1940s and 1950s that microlithic-using hunter-gatherers, agro-pastoralists, early farmers, and Harappan settlements all coexisted at the Langhnaj site located in the Mehsana district of Gujarat.
Universities
| University | City | District | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University | Patan | Patan District | |
| Gokul Global University | Sidhpur | ||
| Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar | Gandhinagar | Gandhinagar District | |
| Gujarat Technological University | Gandhinagar | ||
| Ganpat University | Mehsana | Mehsana District | |
| Sankalchand Patel University | Visnagar |
Highway project
Tharad-Patan-Ahmedabad Highway Project
Tourism
- Patan Rani ki vaa
- Modhera Sun Temple
- Ambaji Temple
- Unjha umiya mataji mandir
Rivers
- Banas River
- Saraswati River
- Sabarmati River
References
Problem
- Lack of planting of trees
- Over-cutting of trees
- Providing excessive labor for tree cutting factories. (Mehsana and Patan districts, talukas: Unjha, Siddhpur)
- Lack of preservation of trees by the system.
- The rate of new trees being planted against trees being cut down is negligible.
- Groundwater level going down by 6 meters every year.
Tree Benefit plan
- Plantation of large number of trees by Sadbhavana Ashram (areas around roads)
References
- "Aquifer depletion". Encyclopedia of Earth.
- Arista, Katherine L.. (2012). "Mesolithic health and subsistence at Langhnaj and Mahadaha, India".
- Ahluwalia, Disha. (2023-11-20). "Hunter-gatherers of Gujarat shared timeline with Harappans. History isn't linear".
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