Naroda
Naroda | |
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PIN | 382330 |
Telephone code | 079 |
Area in city of | Ahmedabad |
Naroda is a fast-growing area in Ahmedabad, northeast of central Ahmedabad in the Indian state of Gujarat.
History
With the establishment of the Naroda Industrial Area in the 1980s, the town flourished; it was incorporated into Ahmedabad in 1996.
In the twenty-first century Naroda transformed from a neglected industrial area to desirable residential area.[1]
Geography
It is 8 km from Ahmedabad International Airport on the SP Ring Road, Naroda is situated on the emerging Gandhinagar-Ahmedabad-Vadodara (GAV) corridor.[2]
Naroda is near the intersection of National Highway No. 8 and National Highway 59. It is near Bapunagar. Kalupur and Krishnanagar, the geographic center of Ahmedabad, are 5 km away. The Sardar Patel ring road crosses in front of Naroda.
Naroda has two parts: Juna Naroda (Old Naroda) and Nava Naroda (New Naroda). At the center of Naroda (called Naroda Gam or Naroda Bazaar) are an old fountain and a newly developed park.
Demographics
Naroda is predominantly populated by
Economy
Naroda has flourished due to its proximity to SVPI (Sardar Vallabh bhai Patel International Airport) Airport and the Ahmedabad Railway Station.
The Naroda
Several major township projects are emerging along the
Transport
Naroda railway station is the main railway station of the town. Kalupur Railway Station is approx 8.5 km[4]), Airport (SVP Airport approx 8 km[4]) and Bus Station (Krishnnagar approx 5 km[5]) are within 10 kilometers of Naroda.
Education
A government commerce college operates there. Among the many schools are an international school and preschools.
Climate
Climate data for Naroda | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
31 (88) |
36 (97) |
44 (111) |
42 (108) |
38 (100) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
34 (93) |
36 (97) |
33 (91) |
30 (86) |
35 (95) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 2 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
10 (0.4) |
90 (3.5) |
311 (12.2) |
209 (8.2) |
127 (5.0) |
12 (0.5) |
6 (0.2) |
2 (0.1) |
772 (30.4) |
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Culture
Naroda features temples such as the Lord Sankar temple (a historical temple of Shri nareshwar mahadev), Ranchodrai, Satyanarayan and Padmavati Mataji's Jain Temple, Hanumanji Mandir, Ayyappa Temple, Gokuliya Hanuman, Ganesh Temple. It also has Mahaprabhuji's Bethak, a famous pilgrim place for
The Naroda Patiya massacre [a] took place on 28 February 2002 at Naroda during the 2002 Gujarat riots. 97 Muslims were killed by a mob of approximately 5,000 people, organised by the Bajrang Dal, a wing of the Vishva Hindu Parishad, and allegedly supported by the Bharatiya Janata Party which was in power in the Gujarat State Government.[b] The riot lasted over 10 hours, during which the mob looted, stabbed, sexually assaulted, gang-raped and burnt people individually and in groups.
Notables
The late business tycoon
Notes
- ^ Since most of the killings were done in Naroda Patiya, the incident was termed Naroda Patiya massacre instead of Naroda massacre.
- ^ Human Rights Watch & 2002 a , Tehelka & 2007 b , Tehelka & 2007 c , Indian Express & 2007 a , The Hindu & 2012 a , Hindustan Times & 2012 e
References
- ^ a b John, Paul (10 February 2009). "Naroda, nodal centre for development". The Times Of India. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
- ^ "Naroda, nodal centre for development ~ Ahmedabad Blog - Ahmedabad News and Information".
- ^ "Facilities and Locations - Naroda. Specialists of chemical development and Highly Potent Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API's) - Dishman Group".
- ^ a b "Distance between Naroda and Airport Ahmedabad". alldistancebetween.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Distance between Krishnanagar Naroda and Naroda Gidc". alldistancebetween.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Swaminarayan Mandir Vasna Sanstha". smvs.org.