Jasdan

Jasdan
Town
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Coordinates: 22°02′N71°12′E / 22.03°N 71.2°E / 22.03; 71.2
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Rajkot
Established	1665;359 years ago (1665)
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Jasdan Municipality
Elevation	193 m (633 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	101,043 [1]
Languages
• Official	Gujarati
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	360050
Vehicle registration	GJ-03

Jasdan is a city and a municipality in Rajkot district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Jasdan is the biggest sub district in the Rajkot district. Jasdan city has its own Municipality that is known as "Jasdan Municipality" JMP.

Princely State of Jasdan

Main article: Jasdan State

Jasdan was a princely state in British India in the Saurashtra region. It was founded before 1665 and ruled by the Kathi Kshatriya dynasty. ^{[2] [3]}

• 1806 Vajsur Khachar
• 1852 - 1919 Ala Chela Khachar Shri Vajdur Oda
• 11 Jun 1919 – 15 Aug 1947 Darbar Shri Khachar Shri Ala Vajsur (b. 1905)

Geography

Jasdan is located at 22°02′N71°12′E / 22.03°N 71.2°E / 22.03; 71.2 . ^[4] It has an average elevation of 293 metres (1633 feet). Jasdan is the biggest Taluka place in Rajkot district and has 103 villages. Geographically it is the heart of the Mandava Hills from where most of the rivers of Saurashtra region originate and then flow to the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Kutchh and Gulf of Khambhat.

The world-famous Hingolgadh sanctuary is located near Jasdan city ^{[5] [6]} Hingolgadh Palace located in the sanctuary near Jasdan city's "Jasdan-Ahmedabaad highway".Hingolgadh is now a heritage hotel. ^{[7] [8]}

Shree Batuk Hanumanji Temple, Shree Gupteshwar Mahadev Temple, Bileshwar Mahadev temple and the sprawling Swaminarayan temple are some of the other religious places in town. ^[9]

Ancient Ghela Somnath Temple located Easterly in serene environs about 19 km far from Jasdon is very popular. ^[10]

The Ghela river is also considered sacred by Swaminarayan followers.

Demographics

At the 2001 India census, ^[11] Jasdan had a population of 80,000. Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. Jasdan had an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 74%, and female literacy 60%. 15% of the population were under 6 years of age.

References

1. "Jasdan Population Census 2011". census2011. census. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
2. "Indian states before 1947 A-J". rulers.org.
3. "જસદણનો ઈતિહાસ, history of jasdan Jasdan". jasdan.in. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016.
4. "Jasdan, India Page". www.fallingrain.com.
5. "Hingolgadh Nature Education Sanctuary, Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajkot, Tourism Hubs, Gujarat, India". www.gujarattourism.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014.
6. "Hingolgadh Nature Education Sanctuaries| Parks & Sanctuaries | GEER Foundation". Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
8. "Sharda Future Tech, Fryums, Papad Pipe, Manufacturers, Snacks, Machine, Exporters, Rajkot, Gujarat, India, Asia". Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
9. "ધાર્મિક તથા પર્યટન સ્થળો Archives - જસદણ Jasdan". jasdan.in. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016.
10. "ઘેલા સોમનાથ મહાદેવ મંદિર – સોમ પીપળીયા[Ghela Somnath Mahadev Mandir - Som Pipaliya] - જસદણ Jasdan". jasdan.in. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016.
11. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.