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Vyara
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Vyara
Vyara (India)
Coordinates: 21°07′N73°24′E / 21.12°N 73.4°E / 21.12; 73.4
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Gujarat
District Tapi
Government
 • Body Nagar Palika
Elevation
69 m (226 ft)
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total50,789
Languages
 • Official Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN CODE
394650
Area code 02626
Vehicle registration GJ - 26
Website tapi.nic.in

Vyara is a town and the district headquarters of the Tapi district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is 65 kilometres from Surat.

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Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [2] Vyara had a population of 36,213. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Vyara has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 69%. In Vyara, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age. In Vyara district, 39% population belongs from Scheduled Tribe and 2.4% population belongs from Scheduled Castes. Dhodia, Gamit, Chaudhari, Vasava, Konkani, Brahmin, Jain, Sindhi, Bhoy, Christian, Muslim and Parsi population lives in the district.

Geography

Vyara is located at 21°07′N73°24′E / 21.12°N 73.4°E / 21.12; 73.4 . [3] 65 km away from Surat on nh6. It has an average elevation of 69 metres (226 feet).

History

Vyara town was ruled by Gaekwads of the Princely State of Baroda during 1721 until 1949 when it joined the Indian union, the region also lied under Princely State of Bansda during its reign in 1781 and was acceded to India on 10 June 1948.

Vyara is the birthplace of Amarsingh Chaudhry, the ex-Chief Minister of Gujarat State.

Vyara has many attractive natural places to visit across town and in city like Jalvatika Garden, Gaytri mandir, Vyara fort, Mayadevi Waterfall Temple, Padamdugri, Mahal Camp, Gaumukh, Ukai Dam, Unai, Kakrapar Dam, Jankivan and River Front inaugurated in 2018.

Transport

Bus

Vyara has two bus stands, one is the old bus stand and the other is the new one which is situated on Station Road. Vyara is well connected through buses of GSRTC and other travel agencies.

Available Bus Services

  1. State Transport Bus Service
  2. Inter-City Bus Service

Air

Surat International Airport located in Surat is 52 km away from Vyara, providing both domestic and international flights.

Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport located in Mumbai is major international airport nearest from vyara.

Rail

Vyara is well connected to other major cities of the India via regular trains.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Census of India: Search Details". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Vyara


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