North Gujarat
Region of Gujarat, India
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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.
North Gujarat | |
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Map of North Gujarat | |
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| Country | India |
| Region | West India |
| Largest city | Gandhinagar |
| Districts | 7 |
| Area | |
• Total | 33,734 km2 (13,025 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Currently, the water table of the region is dropping 6 meters every year.[1]
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".[citation needed]
According to the 2011 Census, this region has a population of 10,319,646 people.[citation needed]
Cities and districts
Gandhinagar is the largest city in the region.
Other important cities are Palanpur, Patan, Mehsana, Himmatnagar, Modasa, Sidhpur, Kalol,Kadi, Unjha and Visnagar.
Districts in the region are Banaskantha district, Mehsana district, Sabarkantha district, Patan district (the largest), Gandhinagar district, Aravalli district and Vav-Tharad district.
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
- 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.[2][3]
Universities
Highway project
Tharad-Patan-Ahmedabad Highway Project
Tourism
- Patan Rani ki vaa
- Modhera Sun Temple
- Ambaji Temple
- Unjha umiya mataji mandir