Tankara

Tankara
ટંકારા
Dayanand Nagar
city
Tankara
Location in Gujarat, India
Tankara
Tankara (India)
Coordinates: 22°39′22″N 70°44′53″E / 22.656°N 70.748°E / 22.656; 70.748Coordinates: 22°39′22″N 70°44′53″E / 22.656°N 70.748°E / 22.656; 70.748
Country  India
State Gujarat
District Morbi
Population
 • Total 18,000
Languages
 • Official Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 363650
Telephone code 02822
Vehicle registration GJ-36
Climate BSh
Website gujaratindia.com

Tankara is a town in Morbi district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is situated on the Demi River and on Rajkot-Morbi Highway,[1] 20 kilometres from Morbi, 40 kilometres from Rajkot, and 80 kilometres from Jamnagar. Tankara is considered holy land because it is the birthplace of Swami Dayananda Saraswati, founder of the Arya Samaj born on 12 February 1824[2]

Industry

Tankara is famous for quality cotton bales production, and there are around 25 to 30 cotton ginning factories and many cotton oil mills. Tankara is 4th largest business center in the field of cotton oil mill and ginning industries in Saurashtra and 5th in Gujarat. The industry is the fastest growing in this region. Tankara is also one of the major centres for silver imitation jewellery manufacturing. Tankara has been facing many basic infrastructure related problem such as: and with polypack industries production are pp woven fabric, pp non woven fabric and more manufacturer.

Hospitals

In Tankara Health services are primarily provided at government hospital and many private hospitals.

List of villages in Tankara

  • Amrapar (tol)
  • Bangavadi
  • Bedi
  • Bhutkotda
  • Chhattar
  • Devaliya
  • Dhroliya
  • Ganeshpar
  • Ghunada
  • Khanpar
  • Hadala
  • Hadmatiya
  • Hamirpar
  • Harbatiyali
  • Haripar
  • Hirapar
  • Jabalpur
  • Jivapartankara
  • Jodhpar (zala)
  • Kagdadi
  • Kalyanpar
  • Khakhra
  • Kothariya
  • Lajai
  • Lakhdhir Gadh
  • Meghpar Zala
  • Mitana [1]
  • Mota Khijadiya
  • Nana Khijadiya
  • Nana Rampar
  • Nasitpar
  • Neknam
  • Nesda
  • Khanpar
  • Nesda
  • Surji
  • Otala
  • Rajavad
  • Rohishala
  • Sajanpar
  • Sakhpar
  • Saraya
  • Savdi
  • Tankara
  • Tol
  • Umiyanagar
  • Vachhakpar
  • Vaghgadh
  • Vijaynagar
  • Virpar
  • Virvav

References

  1. 1 2 Demi River
  2. ↑ Vedic Cultural Centre (VCC)

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