Jafrabad

Jafrabad જાફરાબાદ
city
Jafrabad Show map of Gujarat Jafrabad Show map of India Location in Gujarat, India
Coordinates: 20°52′00″N 71°22′00″E / 20.8667°N 71.3667°E / 20.8667; 71.3667Coordinates: 20°52′00″N 71°22′00″E / 20.8667°N 71.3667°E / 20.8667; 71.3667
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Amreli
Population (2001)
• Total	25,081
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	GJ
Website	gujaratindia.com

Jafrabad is a city and a municipality in Amreli District in the Indian state of Gujarat.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,^[1] Jafrabad had a population of 27,167 of which 13,737 were males and 13,430 were females. Jafrabad has an average literacy rate of 67.10%, lower than the state average of 78.03%: male literacy is 77.42% and female literacy is 56.58%. In Jafrabad, 12.42% of the population is under six years of age.

History

During the British Raj era, Jafarabad State was a princely state governed by a dynasty of Siddis. It was united with Janjira State by treaty since 1759.^[2]

Places to visit

There is a 1,100-year-old Sukhnath temple here located in Bawaseri near the Brahma Samaj Vadi. There is 1200-year-old Varahavarup Temple located in Varahsvarup, 7 km from Jafrabad.

Sarkeshwar beach^[3] in Vadhara village is situated on the south-western part of Jafrabad town at a distance of approximately 10 km. It is situated near the southern tip of Saurashtra region, near Amreli-Junagadh border. This region is close to the border of Indian Union territory, Diu. This Beach is a virgin beach made up of golden sand. This is a calm beach with rich quality of sand. The color of water is turquoise. The water in this beach is shallow for some distance inside the sea with very mild currents which is very conductive for water related sports activities. The beach gives a very attractive backdrop of the beautiful sea. Sarkeshwar Mahadev temple is located close to the beach. The nearest railway station to the beach is at Delwada which is approximately 45 km from this beach. Sarkeshwar beach can be included in the list of tourist destinations both Saurashtra and also in Union Territory Diu.

Description

For the first time the Chief-Minister came to meet the people living in Jafrabad and motivated them to increase literacy among girls. Today the people of Jafrabad want new companies and projects in the area to start developing the place. The climate in Jafrabad is not cloudy and not very hot. Since Jafrabad is a coastal town the main occupation of the people is fishing.

The presence of Naramada Cement Works (now a subsidiary of Ultra Tech Cement ) currently headed by Mr. Sunjoy Podaar at Babarkot village, 4 km from Jafrabad, has benefited the people for this town in providing employment. Ultra Tech Secondary and Higher Secondary School, is an English medium school operated by this company provide quality education to Jafrabad's population.

A Small Locality in the Capital, New Delhi

There is also a small locality in the Capital New Delhi, with the same name. It is a very old village of Delhi. A branch of Yamuna river used to flow passing this area in past.

There are total of nine Mosques in the area and it is mostly a Muslim dominated area. People are very helpful and live with peacefully.

Jafrabad has a population of approximately 1 Lakhs people.

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