Gozaria

Gozaria is located at 23°28′41″N 72°33′45″E / 23.478126°N 72.56238°E / 23.478126; 72.56238. It has an average elevation of 81 metres (265 feet) above sea level. It is approximately 60 km away from the city of Ahmedabad and 32 km from Gandhinagar. The area of the Gozaria is around 3 km² and population in 2001 is 13132.

Gozaria enjoys all types of weather. In Summer, it's hot and humid with an average temperature of 44 Degrees with hot sandy winds. In Winter, it's 15 degrees^{[citation needed]} and dry and in Monsoon, the average rainfall is about 80 to 90 cm per season.

The nearest international airport is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at Ahmedabad, located about 60 km away.

Gozaria has a railway station, providing connections to Vijapur and Aambaliyasan.

Gozariya highway is connected with three major cities which is Gandhinagar, Mehsana and visnagar. In Gozaria there are three major road Which is. State highway No. 71

• Gozaria−Gandhinagar highway
• Gozaria-Mehsana highway
• Gozaria-visnagar Highway

In 2023, plans were launched for a major highway between Gozaria and Patan under the Bharatmala project.^[1]

The town comprises several communities. Among these are:

• Kadva Patel
• Rabari
• Prajapati(Kumbhar)
• Soni (caste)
• Brahmin
• Vaniya(shah)
• Rajput/Darbar/Thakur/Vaghela
• Harijan
• Suthar(Mistry)
• Raval (Yogi)
• Valmiki
• Sathvara(Kadia)

Gozaria is a green town. Most of people are occupied in agriculture. There are different areas where people stay with unique cultures called 'chowks.' In Gozaria there are many chowks such as Bhakt Chowk, Shakti Chowk, Krishna Chowk, Navarang Chowk, and Krushn Chowk.

There are many temples in Gozaria, several of them dedicated to Hinduism. The major temples in Gozaria are:

• Two Kalika Temple
• Two Shiva Temple
• One Umiya Mataji (ઉમિયા માતાજી) Temple
• One Bahuchar Mata Temple
• Two Hanuman Temple
• One Durga Temple
• One Sadhi Mata Temple
• One Amba Mataji (Gozaria) Temple
• One Ramdevpir (Gozaria) Temple
• One Limbachmata (Gozaria) Temple
• One Open Temple of Bapa Sitaram & Saibaba (Bapa ni Madhuli)
• Ambaji Temple
• Juna Mahakali Temple
• Hanuman Temple

Nearby pilgrim place is Samou (3 km) for famous Chhabila Hanuman

There are about eight Wadis (where people get together for social functions) in Gozaria : Bahucharmata ni Wadi, Dhaniba Wadi, Brahmin's Wadi, Raam Wadi, Shiv Vadi, Prajapati Wadi Vaniya ni vadi, Manguba wadi are famous in Gozaria.

There are many hospitals, such as Pramukh Swami Surgical Hospital, Arogyanidhi Hospital, Darsh Surgical Hospital, Trisha Maternity Hospital and Sarvajanik Hospital. Looking to the need of the peoples of Gozaria and surrounding area as there were no Hospitals and moreover, many poor & backward class people are living here, villagers of Gozaria decided to open a hospital in 1960. The building was constructed and the hospital was launched on 18 May 1960, with the help of donations from all quarters of society.^[2]

There are primary, secondary, and higher schools in Gozaria, such as Nima Girls Arts College, Ganpat University, and one ITI Located in Gozaria.

There is one post office in Gozaria.^[3]

One public library is located in the town, which has a minor facility. Limited books and newspaper available there, such as Gujarat Samachar, Divya Bhaskar, Sandesh.

Gozaria enjoys a thriving cultural tradition, being the centre of Gujarati cultural activities and diverse traditions of different ethnic and religious communities. Popular celebrations and observances include Uttarayan—an annual kite-flying day on 14 and 15 January. The nine nights of Navratri are celebrated with people performing Garba—the folk dance of Gujarat—at venues across the city. The festival of lights—Deepavali is celebrated with the lighting of lamps in every house, the decorating the floors with the rangoli and the bursting of firecrackers. Other festivals such as Holi and Ganesh Chaturthi are celebrated with enthusiasm. The annual Rath Yatra procession on the Ashadh-sud-bij date of the Hindu calendar.

Apart from this, Gozaria follows a tradition from decades of Mahakali Garba on next day of Dashera where from midnight to 2.30 a.m., thousands of villagers gather at Tarpoj Area to witness the tradition which is also telecasted live on local TV networks and websites.

Residents traditionally speak the Mehoni dialect for Gujarati.

Many leading banks are located in Gozaria.

• State Bank of India near Sardar patel circle
• Bank of Baroda at Tower umiya mata temple
• Gozaria Nagrik Sahkari Bank at Main bazar
• Bank of India at highway
• Dena Bank At Gozaria to Gandhinagar Highway
• Mehsana District Co-operative Bank at Main Bazaar road
• Mehsana Urban Co-operative Bank at Sardar Patel Circle

The major crops produced in district are Sorghum bicolor, pearl millet, groundnuts, barley, wheat, tal and jowar. Animal husbandry and dairying have played a vital role in the rural economy of Gozaria.^{[citation needed]}

The GIDC is located in Gozaria.^{[citation needed]}