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 / 23.250°N 69.000°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
editIn 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
editThe 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
editAbdasa Taluka has eighty-five panchayat villages,[9] and a total of 167 villages[10] Including Varandi Moti.
Economy
editThe main crops are cotton, millet, groundnut, sunflower, and wheat.[11] Bentonite is commercially mined.[11]
Rivers
editAbdasa Taluka is drained by three rivers namely - Khari river, Kankavati river and Berachiya river.[11]
Notes
edit- ^ "Assembly Constituencies-Post delimitation, State: Gujarat, District: Ahmadabad" (PDF). National Information Centre, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012.
- ^ "Kachchh District Panchayat: Taluka Panchayat". Kutch District. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Districtwise / Talukawise Salient Features of Population Statistics (1991 and 2001): Gujarat" (PDF). Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Government of Gujarat. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Census 2001 Population Finder: Gujarat: Kuchchh: Abdasa". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Munjpara, S. B.; Jethva, B. & Pandey, C. N. (2011). "Distribution of the Indian Bustard Ardeotis nigriceps (Gruiformes: Otididae) in Gujarat State, India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 3 (9): 2090–2094. doi:10.11609/jott.o2756.2090-4.
- ^ Dutta, S.; Rahmani, A. R. & Jhala, Y. V. (2010). "Running out of time? The great Indian bustard Ardeotis nigriceps—status, viability, and conservation strategies". European Journal of Wildlife Research. 57 (3): 615. doi:10.1007/s10344-010-0472-z. S2CID 31604255.
- ^ "Photographs: Naliya Birds". India Nature Watch.
- ^ Kutch by India. Superintendent of Census Operations, Gujarat. Director, Government Print. and Stationery, Gujarat State. 1964. p. 53.
- ^ "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Abdasa, Kachchh, Gujarat". Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013.
- ^ "Villages of Abdasa Taluka". Kutch District. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.
- ^ a b c "અબડાસા તાલુકા પંચાયત (Abadasa Taluka Panchayat)" (in Gujarati). Kutch District. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012.
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