Surendranagar
Jhalawad | |
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City | |
  Surendranagar Location in Gujarat, India  Surendranagar Surendranagar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°43′0″N 71°43′0″E / 22.71667°N 71.71667°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Surendranagar |
| Government | |
| • Body | Surendranagar Vaḍhawāṇa Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58.60 km2 (22.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 98 m (322 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 177,851 |
| • Density | 3,000/km2 (7,900/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 3630xx |
| Telephone code | 02752 |
| Vehicle registration | GJ-13 |
| Climate | Semi-arid (Köppen) |
| Website | gujaratindia |
Surendranagar is a Municipality in Surendranagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat.
Etymology
Dudhrej was originally a nes (hamlet) settled by the Charanas. One Shastam Swami wanted a temple to be built on the bank of the tank, so he started a shrine. The Charan ladies of the village would pour milk (dudh) over a particular place at the shrine due to which the place began to be known as Dudhrej.[1]
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[2] Dudhrej had a population of 156,417. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dudhrej has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 64%. In Dudhrej, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Religious importance
Vadwala Mandir of Rabari community and Mandavrayji Dada Mandir of Rajput Community is Situated in Muli here[3] This community's people do visit this place often and on the important ritual days.
SHRI VADWALA MANDIR DUDHAREJDHAM is located in Wadhwan taluka of Surendranagar district, five kilometers north of Surendranagar village, on the road to Dhrangadhra in the north. In Dudhrej village, in the tradition of Acharya, with the inspiration of the 31st disciple Shri Nilkanthaswamy and with the auspicious blessings Shri Vaishnu's Shri Vatapati (Vadvala Dev) Bhagwan is located. His deity is Ayodhyapati Lord Shri Ramchandraji and he is known as Shri Vatapati or Vadwala all over Gujarat as well as outside Gujarat.
The Surendranagar Trimandir[4] is located 17.1 km away from the city of Surendranagar (Gujarat), near Lok Vidhyalaya, on Muli Road.[5]
References
- ↑ Gujarat (India) (1977). Gazetteers: Surendranagar District. Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications. p. 702.
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ↑ "Dudhrej Vadwala Mandir – Dudjrej Vadwala Mandir – Dudjrej Dham".
- ↑ bhagwan, dada. "Tri-Mandir | Spiritual Temple | Non-Sectarian Temple | World Peace". www.dadabhagwan.org.
- ↑ "Surendranagar Mandir | Surendranagar Trimandir | Surendranagar Temple | Dada Bhagwan Trimandir". www.trimandir.org.