Godhra

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?Godhra Gujarat • India
Image:Gujarat locator map.svg Image:India Gujarat locator map.svg Image:Locator Dot.svg Godhra
Coordinates: 22°46′N 73°43′E / 22.77, 73.72
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 73 m (240 ft)
District(s)	Panchmahal
Population	121,852 (2001)

Coordinates: 22°46′N 73°43′E / 22.77, 73.72

Godhra is a city and the Originally the name came from "Gou" means "Cow" and "Dhara" means "Flow". The Cow are Flowing in the Panchmahal District, a municipality in Panchmahal district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Panchmahal district. (the location on the map is wrong, no mention is made to the 2002 Gujarat riots which started from an incident in Godhra)

Godhra is also one of the religious places in the India which has four bethaks (temples) for Vaisnav Sampraday (Vaisnal Community). Two bethaks are of Lord Gokulnathaji, and one each for Lord Gusaiji and Lord Mahaprabhuji. Godhra also has three beautiful Jain temples. The main idol ('Mul Nayak') in the main Jain Temple is that of Tirthankar Bhagawan Shantinath.

1 Education
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 References

[edit] Education

Also, from the education point of view, there is college in Godhra for Homeopathy studies, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Arts, ITI in various streams and a technical school. Anaj Mahajan Sarvajanik Shikshan Mandal is among very large groups working in the field of quality education. There are 2 English medium schools. One of them me Rotary English School and the other is Saint Arnold's School. There are four schools having higher secondary education in the city, namely, M & M Mehta High School (Gujarati Medium), The Iqbal Union High School (Gujarati Medium), Rotary (English & Gujarati Medium) and Saint Arnold's School (English & Gujarati Medium).

[edit] Geography

Godhra is located at 22.7500° N 73.6333° E ^[1]. It has an average elevation of 138 metres (456 feet).

Kanelav Talav, a nice pond set in a scenic setting has offered refuge to generations of Godhra residents. It has beautiful sceneries and a check-dam.

Ram Sagar, another pond in the center of the town offers another anchor point that also serves as a place to relax and meet your friends. Ram Sagar has been divided in to two parts, and only a small drainage links them. It has a land scape stood up in the centre of it. At this point, a statue of Sri Swami Vivekananda has been put.

Few miles from Godhra lie the Pavagadh hills. On the peak of hills is famous temple of Goddess Kali. It is one of the oldest places of worship. On the foot hills of Pavagadh is ancient fort of Champaner which was the medieval capital of Gujarat and seat of Chavda Kingdom.

Godhra is an important junction on Indian Railways line from Mumbai (Bombay) to New Delhi. Also, another important railway line passing through Godhra is Ahmedabad to Bhopal line. The major nearby railway stations are: In the East: Dahod, In the South-West: Vadodara (Baroda), In the West: Anand and Ahmedabad.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[2], Godhra had a population of 121,852. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Godhra has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 66%.