Nakhatrana
Village in Gujarat, India
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Nakhatrana (ⓘ) is a city and headquarters for a taluka in the middle of Kutch (Kachchh), Gujarat, in India.[1]
Nakhatrana | |
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village | |
  Nakhatrana Location in Gujarat, India  Nakhatrana Nakhatrana (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°21′00″N 69°15′48″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Kutch |
| Taluka | Nakhatrana |
| Area | |
• Total | 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 12,534 |
| • Density | 6,300/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kutchi, Gujarati, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 370615 |
| Telephone code | 02835 |
| Vehicle registration | GJ-12 |
| Nearest city | Bhuj |
| Climate | Dry (Köppen) |
| Website | gujaratindia |
Nakhatrana got its name from a very famous tale when Paliwal Bramhins from Pali migrated to Kutch, the then ruler gifted greenest part of Kutch without any document, 'khat' in Gujarati. Joshi is the popular surname of Bramhins here.
Demographics
Street food
Education
K.V. High School is an old school with a history. Divine school, Uma high school, Archana St Xaviers, Keshav Saraswati Vidhya Madi ,/r
The village contain 6 government primary school, 2 high schools, 4 private schools, 1 college and ITI. Nakhatrana is developing educational centre.[citation needed] Nakhatrana is located on National Highway 8.
