Naroda

Naroda is a fast-growing area in Ahmedabad, northeast of central Ahmedabad in the Indian state of Gujarat.

This article is about town in Ahmedabad. For the massacre, see Naroda Patiya massacre.
Naroda
town
Naroda
Location in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Naroda
Naroda (Gujarat)
Coordinates: 23°05′N 72°40′E
Country India
StateGujarat
Languages
 • OfficialGujarati, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
382330
Telephone code079
Area in city ofAhmedabad

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 Hindus and Jains. Most of the residents are Gujaratis. A substantial amount of Sindhis also live there.

Economy

Naroda has flourished due to its proximity to SVPI (Sardar Vallabh bhai Patel International Airport) Airport and the Ahmedabad Railway Station.

The Naroda GIDC industrial park hosts national and multinational corporations such as Reliance Industries Ltd, PepsiCo, Ingersoll-Rand, Dresser Industries, Lubi Elcectronics, Lubi Pumps, Harshtaiana, Laxmi Engineers Arvind Mills, Umiya Textile and Nirman Textile. Pharmaceutical companies include Dishman,[3] Tuton, Westcoast and Maccure. India's snack food manufacturer Havmor Ice Cream Ltd, Samrat Namkin is located there.

Several major township projects are emerging along the Ahmedabad Vadodara Expressway centered on Naroda. In the 2008 Vibrant Gujarat summit, 24 projects worth more than Rs 1,000 crore were slated to be developed in and along the Ahmedabad-Vadodara expressway. Projects include hospitals, clubs, educational institutions, NRI residential colonies, a business park and a 120-room hotel.[1]

Transport

Railway station (Kalupur Railway Station 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
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °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)

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 Vaishnavites. It is believed that Mahaprabhu stayed there. Swaminarayan Mandir Vasana Sanstha) temple is there.[6]

Notables

The late business tycoon Dhirubhai Ambani started his first textile mill in Naroda in 1977.

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Naroda, nodal centre for development ~ Ahmedabad Blog - Ahmedabad News and Information".
  3. "Facilities and Locations - Naroda. Specialists of chemical development and Highly Potent Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API's) - Dishman Group".
  4. "Distance between Naroda and Airport Ahmedabad". alldistancebetween.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  5. "Distance between Krishnanagar Naroda and Naroda Gidc". alldistancebetween.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  6. "Swaminarayan Mandir Vasna Sanstha". smvs.org.
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