Tankara
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 a holy city to Arya Samajis because it is the birthplace of Swami Dayananda Saraswati, founder of the Arya Samaj, who was born on 12 February 1824.[2]
Tankara Dayanand Nagar | |
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city | |
  Tankara Location in Gujarat, India  Tankara Tankara (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22.656°N 70.748°E | |
| Country |  |
| 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 |
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
- Jaynagar
- Jivapartankara
- Jodhpar (zala)
- Kagdadi
- Kalyanpar
- Khakhra
- Kothariya
- Lajai
- Lakhdhir Gadh
- Meghpar Zala
- Mitana[1]
- Mota Khijadiya
- Nana Khijadiya
- Nana Rampar*ramnagar*(part of rampar)
- Nasitpar
- Neknam
- Nesda
- Khanpar
- Nesda
- Surji
- Otala
- Rajavad
- Rohishala
- Sajanpar
- Sakhpar
- Saraya
- Savdi
- Tankara
- Tol
- Umiyanagar
- Vachhakpar
- Vaghgadh
- Vijaynagar
- Virpar
- Virvav