Jogwad
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IndiaJogwad Village
Jogwar | |
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village | |
| Jogwad Village | |
 Jogwad Village full picture | |
| Country | India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Navsari |
| Founded by | Kasamji Desai |
| Government | |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,500 approx |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | GJ 21 |
| Nearest city | Navsari, Chikhli, Surat |
| Website | www |
Jogwad (Jogvad, Jogwar ) is a village in the state of Gujarat in western India. It lies near to Indian National Highway 8, about 12 kilometres and is about 260 kilometres (160 mi) from Mumbai, 35 kilometres (22 mi) from Navsari and about 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Saputra hill station.
The village population consists of Muslims and Hindus. Unofficial records state the population of this village is approximately 6,700. Many people from the village have emigrated and have now settled in Africa, Canada, the United States, Panama and United Kingdom.
Facilities
Some of the facilities that can be found in the village includes a private primary school (Aisha Siddiqa School),[1] a nursery, Post Office, telephone calling points, a doctor's surgery and dispensary. The village includes a Masjid, Madressa, Muslim Boys Scholars Seminary (Darul Uloom Zakariya), Muslim Girls Scholars Seminary (Darul Uloom Aisha Siddiqa) and a Boys Orphanage. There is a substantial Tuesday market which attracts shoppers from surrounding villages selling clothes, electronic products, meat and vegetables.[2]
