Ahmedabad is a developed
city with
lakes in
Ahmedabad District of
west Indian state,
Gujarat. This city of western India is popular to the global
economy for the textile
industries and
engineering industries.
Location of Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad has good connectivity as it is located about 290 miles north of
Mumbai,
Maharashtra. It is considered as the largest city in Gujarat.
History of Ahmedabad
History of Ahmedabad dates back from the time of 11th Century during the rule of
Chalukyas. Later Ahmedabad came under the hands of
Solanki Dynasty. In 13th Century,
Vaghela Dynasty came into the power. Then Gujarat came under the control of
Delhi Sultanate and
Mughals till the
British annexation. During British rule in India, Ahmedabad became the centre of
nationalistic movement led by
Mahatma Gandhi.
Geography of Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad is located on the banks of
Sabarmati River in
north Gujarat. The city is located at 23.03 degree North to 72.58 degree East at an elevation of 53 meters.
Kankaria Lake, Vastrapur Lake and Chandola Lake serve as the lifeline of this city.
Demography of Ahmedabad
According to the Population census in the year 2011, Ahmedabad has the population count of about 6,361,084. The literacy rate was 89.62 percent. Most of the people residing in Ahmedabad are Gujaratis and Marathis.
Education of Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad is a city that gives much importance to
education of its citizens. There are 884 primary schools and 548 private primary schools. There are 2 Primary Schools of Hindi Medium and 3 of Urdu Medium. CEPT University, Nirma University, Ahmedabad University and
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University are the popular
universities here.
Economy of Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad is totally dependent on
agriculture and tertiary
industries. The major
crops grown here are
rice,
wheat,
jowar,
millets and groundnut. Ahmedabad has the textile mills like Ahmedabad Spinning and Weaving Company Limited, Calico Mills and Arvind Mills.
Culture of Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad is celebrated the
festivals like
Ratha Yatra,
Navratri,
Deepavali,
Holi,
Eid ul-Fitr and
Christmas. Here
roti,
tea and
buttermilk are common in the
cuisines of Ahmedabad.
Tourism in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad has vast number of
tourism destinations like
Sabarmati Ashram, Kankaria Lake, Sabarmati Riverfront, Auto World Vintage Car Museum,
Utensils Museum, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial, Gujarat Science City,
Dada Hari Ni Vav,
Bhadra Fort,
Hathee Singh Jain Temple, ISKCON Temple,
Sidi Saiyed's Mosque, and many more.
Visiting Information
Ahmedabad is easily connected with the
roadways,
railways and
airways.
Ahmedabad railway station is the nearest railway station here, while
National Highway 8 is linked with
Delhi to
Mumbai crossing Ahmedabad.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport is connected with all
cities of India and the other
states of India also.
