Kachholi

Kachholi
Village
Kachholi
Location in Gujarat, India
Kachholi
Kachholi (India)
Coordinates: 20°50′0″N 72°58′0″E / 20.83333°N 72.96667°E / 20.83333; 72.96667Coordinates: 20°50′0″N 72°58′0″E / 20.83333°N 72.96667°E / 20.83333; 72.96667
Country  India
State Gujarat
District Navsari
Population
  Total 7,000
Languages
  Official Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 396370
Telephone code 02634
Vehicle registration GJ 21
Nearest city Bilimora
Literacy 93%%
Lok Sabha constituency Navsari
Vidhan Sabha constituency Gandevi
Website gujaratindia.com

Kachholi is a village in Gujarat, India and lies near to the banks of the Ambika River. The nearest towns are Gandevi and Amalsad.

There is a Hindu temple, dedicated to Shiva, called Gangeshwar Mandir. There is a huge fair during Mahashivratri at this temple. Also there is a school for deaf children.

Kachholi is also called the birthplace of politics because the Indian National Congress had its head office in the village in early 1900.

It is served by rail from Amalsad and has regular bus services running through connecting it to towns such as Valsad in the South and Navsari in the North.

Vaibhavi Sonu Solanki who is a student leader and has held the positions of Canada's Top 20 Under 20 was born in this town in 1994.

There is a deaf-mute students school in Kaacholi which is quite famous for its higher education teaching skills for the handicapped children.

The young boys has a group in this village which celebrates Ganesh Chaturti, Navratri, Jalaram Jayanti and many other festivals.

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