Ekta Nagar Kevadia | |
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Census town | |
Ekta Nagar | |
Coordinates: 21°52′30″N73°41′28″E / 21.875°N 73.691°E | |
Country | India |
State | Gujarat |
District | Narmada |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,788 |
Languages | |
• Official | Gujarati |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | GJ-22 |
Website | gujaratindia |
Kevadiya, now known as Ekta Nagar is a census town in Narmada district in the Indian state of Gujarat. The town is best known as the location of the Statue of Unity, the tallest statue in the world. [1] The town is also home to the Ekta Nagar railway station.
As of 2001 [update] India census, [2] Ekta Nagar had a population of 12,705. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. Ekta Nagar's average literacy rate was 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 85%, and female literacy 75%. Eleven percent of the population was under 6 years of age.
The Sardar Sarovar Dam is a concrete gravity dam built on the Narmada River near the town of Kevadiya, in Narmada District, in the Indian state of Gujarat. The dam was constructed to provide water and electricity to the Indian states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan.
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