Madhapar

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Madhapar
Village
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Entrance Gate of Madhapar
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Madhapar
Location in Gujarat, India
Coordinates: 23°13′48″N69°42′39″E / 23.230127°N 69.710821°E / 23.230127; 69.710821
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Gujarat
District Kutch district
Area
 • Total
43.67 km2 (16.86 sq mi)
Elevation
105.156 m (345.000 ft)
Languages
 • Official Gujarati, Kutchi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
370020
Telephone code2832
Vehicle registration GJ-12

Madhapar is a village located in Kachchh district in the state of Gujarat, India. It is the richest village in India in terms of bank deposits. The village has around 20,000 households and 70,000,000,000 Indian rupee of bank deposits. [1]

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Name

Madhapar is named after Madha Kanji Solanki who moved from Dhaneti village to Madhapar in 1473–1474 (VS 1529). [2]

Schools

The first government boys' school was started in 1884. [3] The first girls' school in Madhapar opened in 1900. The first high school, Madhapar Saraswati Vidyalaya High School, was founded in 1968. [3]

Geology

There are two large lakes in Madhapar. One is called Jagasagar and was built by Mistri railway contractor Jagamal Bhima Rathod around the year 1900; it is named after him. [3] [4] His brother, Karasan Bhima Rathod also built an artificial lake with steps near the Suralbhit Temple, which today is known as Karasan Bhimjee's Pond. [4] The other is called Meghrajji Lake, named after Meghrajji, the last ruler of the Cutch State. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Thanks to NRIs, this is the richest village in India". NDTV. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "The name of village Madhapar was given on the name of one Mr. Madha Kanji Solanki (3rd generation of Mr. Hemraj Hardas) who had shifted from Dhaneti village to Madhapar in the year 1473-74". Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Mistri of Kutch, Madhapur History, Madhapar was founded by Madha Kanji Solanki, Suralbhit Temple Renovation, History of development of Madhapar over centuries, etc. in Patel community document
  4. 1 2 Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya Community : A brief History & Glory:by Raja Pawan Jethwa. (Kolkata, 2007). Section II: Mileage wise available Details of Railway lines laid.Pages:63 to 70
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