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Delvada

Coordinates:20°46′33.1″N71°02′47.3″E/ 20.775861°N 71.046472°E/20.775861; 71.046472
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Delvada
Village
Delvada is located in Gujarat
Delvada
Delvada
Delvada is located in India
Delvada
Delvada
Coordinates:20°46′33.1″N71°02′47.3″E/ 20.775861°N 71.046472°E/20.775861; 71.046472
CountryIndia
StateGujarat
DistrictGir Somnath
TalukaUna
Population
• Total
11,032[1]
Languages
• OfficialGujarati
Spoken languagesGujarati
Time zoneUTC+5:30(IST)
PIN
362 510
Telephone code02875

Delvada,also known asDelwada,is a village inUnaTaluka,Gir Somnath district,Gujarat,India.It is located on the banks of the Machundri River, 5 km fromUnaand about 8 km fromDiu.Several religious and social groups exist in Delvada. These include:Kolis,Patels,Muslim,Brahmin,Lohana,andSindhi.Due to its proximity to theArabian Sea,the weather is extremely humid.

Economy

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While much of the population of Delvada depends upon the agriculture for their livelihood, 60% of the inhabitants work in the diamond business and 10%manage shops.

Transportation

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Railway station, Delwada

From the Delvada Railway Station, people can travel toVeravalandJunagadh,among other towns and cities.[2]People can also takeGujarat State Road Transport Corporationbuses, as well as those of private bus companies.

The closest airport to Delvada is theDiu Airport,located approximately 14 km away.

Important places

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Julta Minara (Shaking Minarets) There are two minara, which are holy places for Muslim

Sai Baba Temple[3]

Delvada has asai babatemple on Gupta Prayag road which many people visit, particularly on Thursdays.

Gupta Prayag[4][5]

Prayag Raiji Mandir, Gupt Prayag, Delwada

About 2 km Westerly to the Sai Baba temple are Gupt Prayag and Shyam Kund, considered holy places by theHinducommunity. This is one of the84 BethakofVallabha Acharya.Pandavasstay here and pray to theGanges.A fair is arranged each year during the month ofShraavana.

Mahadev Shiv Temple[6] A Mahadev Shiva temple is located on the banks of the Machundri River. Here, the locals pray to the godShiva.

Ratneshwar Mahadev Temple

Ratneshwar Temple is lord shiva temple. There is beautiful place to visit.

Lord Krishna Haveli There are two Lord Krishna Temples or Havelis which are located in the Vaniya Sheri area and they are very holy places to visit.

Jain Derasar

There is aJain derasar,which is a holy place for theJain.It is located in the center of Delvada. There is a white idol of the Bhagwan Chintamani in the Padmasana posture. It is believed that this temple belongs to the Ajahara group of fiveTirthas.

Education

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Schools include:

  • Shree ram bal mandir
  • Ankur Primary School,
  • P.G.N. Vora Primary School,
  • Delvada Pay Cen Kanya Shala
  • Delvada Pay Cen Kumar Shala.

The high school is

  • Shree M.S. Sanghavi Vidhayalay
  • Industrial training institute
  • Kasturbaa gandhi kanya vidhyalaya[7]
  • Shri H.M.V. Arts and Commerce College.

There is also an Industrial Training Institute & Kasturba Vidhyalaya .[8]

References

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  1. ^"Population of Delwada Village, Una, Gujarat".
  2. ^"DVA/Delvada".India Rail Info.
  3. ^"51 Ft Long Chain Cake for Baba @ Junagadh Temple".YouTube.
  4. ^"Gupt Prayag Baithakji".
  5. ^http://guptprayag.org/
  6. ^"Tourism in Banaskantha(Palanpur), Best Places in Banaskantha(Palanpur)".TourismGuideIndia.com.Retrieved4 September2015.
  7. ^"List of Secondary Schools".Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board. Archived fromthe originalon 23 December 2011.Retrieved29 April2018.
  8. ^"Career Options in ITI,Industrial Training,Career Option in Technical Trade,ITI Careers,Careers in Industrial Training,Education in India".