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Deesa
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Deesa
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Deesa
Deesa (India)
Coordinates: 24°15′0.4″N72°10′56″E / 24.250111°N 72.18222°E / 24.250111; 72.18222
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Gujarat
District Banaskantha
Government
 • BodyDeesa Municipality
Area
 • Total20.8 km2 (8.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total135,869
 • Rank30st (Gujarat)
 • Density6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
385530, 385535, 385540
Telephone code02744-xxxxxx
Vehicle registration GJ08-xxxx
Website https://www.deesanagarpalika.com/

Deesa is a city and a municipality in the Banaskantha district in the state of Gujarat, India.

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History

Deesa is situated on the east banks of the river Banas. Deesa was an estate and thana ( faujdari or thanedari) ruled by the Mandori (Jhalori) dynasty. Today original Deesa is known as Juna Deesa. [1]

New Deesa was also recognized as Camp Deesa. In 1820, the British military cantonment named Deesa Field Brigade [2] was built in the middle of Rajasthan and Palanpur to maintain and protect the regions between Abu and Kutch from dacoits and the incursions of the desert and Parkar Khosas into Vagad and north-west Gujarat. [1] The cantonment had a resident Catholic chaplain and a chapel. [3]

Deesa, as an estate of Palanpur, was under Palanpur Agency of Bombay Presidency, [4] which in 1925 became the Banas Kantha Agency. After Independence of India in 1947, Bombay Presidency was reorganized in Bombay State. When Gujarat state was formed in 1960 from Bombay State, it fell under Banaskantha district of Gujarat. Deesa expanded significantly in recent times due to growth in agricultural produce business of potatoes and other commodities. Many Rajput clans like Gohil, Rathod, Raja, Galsar etc. reside here after migration from Rajasthan.

Deesa has a non-functioning airport.

Climate

Climate data for Deesa (1981–2010, extremes 1901–2012)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)34.4
(93.9)		40.6
(105.1)		43.0
(109.4)		46.3
(115.3)		49.4
(120.9)		47.4
(117.3)		43.0
(109.4)		41.0
(105.8)		42.5
(108.5)		42.2
(108.0)		38.6
(101.5)		35.6
(96.1)		49.4
(120.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)27.1
(80.8)		29.8
(85.6)		35.0
(95.0)		38.8
(101.8)		40.5
(104.9)		38.8
(101.8)		34.1
(93.4)		32.2
(90.0)		34.7
(94.5)		36.5
(97.7)		33.1
(91.6)		29.0
(84.2)		34.1
(93.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)10.0
(50.0)		12.1
(53.8)		17.4
(63.3)		21.8
(71.2)		25.1
(77.2)		26.6
(79.9)		25.3
(77.5)		24.3
(75.7)		23.8
(74.8)		20.4
(68.7)		15.3
(59.5)		11.5
(52.7)		19.5
(67.1)
Record low °C (°F)2.8
(37.0)		2.0
(35.6)		6.5
(43.7)		11.2
(52.2)		18.4
(65.1)		13.1
(55.6)		19.7
(67.5)		14.8
(58.6)		17.0
(62.6)		11.8
(53.2)		8.3
(46.9)		2.2
(36.0)		2.0
(35.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches)2.1
(0.08)		0.9
(0.04)		0.7
(0.03)		1.0
(0.04)		4.6
(0.18)		59.0
(2.32)		226.7
(8.93)		203.5
(8.01)		73.4
(2.89)		9.6
(0.38)		2.3
(0.09)		1.5
(0.06)		585.1
(23.04)
Average rainy days0.20.20.10.10.32.68.57.83.30.70.20.224.1
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)36302524274062665233343839
Source: India Meteorological Department [5] [6]

Demographics

As per provisional reports of Census of India, population of Deesa in 2011 [7] is 111,149; of which male and female are 58,724 and 52,425 respectively. The sex ratio of Deesa city is 895 per 1000 males.

Places

There are swaminarayan temple, Jalaram Temple, Vishveshvar Mahadev Temple and Also two Jain temples and a mosque. [1]

A tower known as Hawai Pillar was constructed by the British in 1824 to measure air pressure. It is renovated in 2013 as a heritage monument. [8]

Education

Computer Class & Accounting Classes

Schools

colleges

Economy

Agriculture

Deesa is known for its potato plantations. Considering the area under cultivation and agro-climatic conditions for potato research, a centre of All India Co-ordinated Potato Improvement Project was initiated in 1971–72, with the financial help of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi. Thereafter ICAR realized the need for multidisciplinary long-range research for increasing the production of this valuable crop and strengthened the project during Fifth Five Year Plan (1975–80) to have systematic research work on potato started to overcome the farmers problems of the state. Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University runs a potato research station in Deesa. It falls under the North Gujarat Agroclimatic Zone-IV of the State. [10]

The town is also major medical hub in the region.

Doctors

Dr. Deepak Modi (B.A.M.S)

Dr. Prakash B. Sundesha (M.B.D.C.H)

  1. 1 2 3 Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Cutch, Palanpur, and Mahi Kantha. Government Central Press. 1880. pp. 341–342.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  2. ↑ Deesa - Asiatic Journal . Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Gandhinagar Archdiocese". Archived from the original on 2 May 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  4. ↑ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Radhanpur"  . Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 785.
  5. ↑ "Station: Deesa Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 231–232. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M52. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Deesa Census of India" . Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  8. ↑ "ડીસાવાસીઓ આનંદો, હવાઈ પિલ્લર બનશે નવલું નઝરાનું". Divya Bhaskar (in Gujarati). 13 June 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Deesa Info". Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  10. ↑ "Potato Research Station, Deesa". Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2012.

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