Abdasa taluka
Taluka in Gujarat, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abdasa Taluka is a taluka (administrative subdivision) in Kutch District, Gujarat, India.[2] Its administrative centre is the town of Naliya. The taluka covers 2,398.26 square kilometres (926 sq mi).[3]
Abdasa Taluka
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 Abdasa Taluka Location in Gujarat, India  Abdasa Taluka Abdasa Taluka (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°15′N 069°00′E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Kutch |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 97,508 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | GJ |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kachchh |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Abdasa[1] |
| Website | gujaratindia |
Demographics
In the 2001 India census, Abdasa Taluka had 97,508 inhabitants, 51.0% (49,740) male and 49.0% (47,768) female. This represented a 12.9% increase from 1991. The gender ratio in 2001 was 960 females per thousand males, a significant change from the 1002 value of 1991.[3][4] The taluka was entirely rural.[4]
Points of interest
The Kutch Bustard Sanctuary, also known as Lala–Parjan Sanctuary, is located in the taluka. With an area of about only 2 square kilometers, it is the smallest sanctuary in the country. There are approximately 30 great Indian bustards here, second in population only to Desert National Park, Rajasthan.[5][6][7]
Also Abdasa Taluka is a major pilgrimage center for Jains as it holds their sacred and famous five temples located in five towns of taluka - Jakhau, Naliya, Tera, Kothara and Suthari[8] - which are in group known as Abdasa ni Panchtirthi - meaning five tirthas of Abdasa.
Villages
Abdasa Taluka has eighty-five panchayat villages,[9] and a total of 167 villages[10] Including Varandi Moti.
Economy
The main crops are cotton, millet, groundnut, sunflower, and wheat.[11] Bentonite is commercially mined.[11]
Rivers
Abdasa Taluka is drained by three rivers namely - Khari river, Kankavati river and Berachiya river.[11]
Notes
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