{{Infobox settlement , name = Badarpur , native_name = , native_name_lang = , other_name = , nickname = , settlement_type = Village , image_skyline = Badarpur village mosque (AzhaKhan-e-Maher Hussain)..jpg , image_alt = , image_caption = Badarpur Masjid: AzhaKhan-e-Maher Hussain , pushpin_map = , pushpin_label_position = , pushpin_map_alt = , pushpin_map_caption = Location in Gujarat, India , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = {{flagu, India , subdivision_type1 = State , subdivision_name1 =

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...

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District A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

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Mehsana Mehsana (), also spelled Mahesana, is a city and municipality in Mehsana district, in the Indian state of Gujarat. Established in 14th century, the city was under Gaekwads of Baroda State from 18th century to the independence of India in 1947 ...

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Gujarati Gujarati may refer to: * something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India * Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat * Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them * Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub- ...

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, postal_code = 384355 , area_code_type = Telephone code , area_code = 91(0)- 2761- XXX XXX , registration_plate =GJ , website = {{URL, gujaratindia.com , footnotes = Badarpur is a small village of Shia Jafari Mashayakhi Momin Jamat nearby the

Vadnagar Vadnagar is a town and municipality in the Mehsana district of the state of Gujarat in India. It just about 35 km from Mehsana city. Its ancient name was Anartapura, and was also known as Anandapura. It was a Buddhist location visited by Xu ...

city in

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. Mehsana district comprises nine

talukas A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

. These are Becharaji, Kadi,

Kheralu Kheralu is a city and a municipality in Mehsana district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is a little north of Mahesana Proper town and it is approximately half the size of Mehsana. History A Bodhisattva sculpture from 3rd-4th century CE was ...

Mahesana Mehsana (), also spelled Mahesana, is a city and municipality in Mehsana district, in the Indian state of Gujarat. Established in 14th century, the city was under Gaekwads of Baroda State from 18th century to the independence of India in 194 ...

Vijapur Vijapur is a city and a municipality in the Mehsana district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Notables 1.Vijapur is the birthplace of Jain monk Buddhisagar Suri. Buddhisagarsuri (1874–1925) was an ascetic, philosopher and author of the ear ...

Visnagar Visnagar is a city and a municipality in Mehsana district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Visnagar is also a taluka capital. History "Visnagar" named after its founder king Visaladev from Ajmer Dynasty was founded in 953 on the auspicious day ...

Satlasana Satlasana is a town in Satlasna taluka in Mehsana district of Gujarat state, India. It is located north from the district headquarters Mehsana. It is a Taluka headquarter. Kheralu, Khedbrahma, Idar, Vadnagar Vadnagar is a town and municipal ...

and

Unjha Unjha is a town and a municipality in the Mehsana district of the Indian state of Gujarat. Unjha is 26 km north of Mehsana and 102 km north of Ahmedabad. Geography Unjha is located at . It has an average elevation of 111 metres (3 ...

History

As per the news source, Badarpur village mosque or

masjid A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, i ...

(Islamic name- AzhaKhan-e-Maher Hussain) is one of the good looking masjid of the entire

state. The great masjid took 5 years in its construction.

Demographics

All the villagers are

Shia Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest Islamic schools and branches, branch of Islam. It holds that the Prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad in Islam, Muhammad designated Ali, ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his S ...

Muslims. Current population of Badarpur in 2015 is around 5000.

Education

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in Badarpur mainly provide by the

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as well as

private sector The private sector is the part of the economy, sometimes referred to as the citizen sector, which is owned by private groups, usually as a means of establishment for profit or non profit, rather than being owned by the government. Employment The ...

. Badarpur is trying to progress in terms of increasing primary education attendance rate and higher education of all field. Badarpur has English medium school named "Wisdom English School" which maintained by Maher Education & Welfare Trust. Currently the school is offering education up to 8th standard.

Economy

Agriculture

Badarpur village farmers mainly produce the

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, Cotton and Castor. Other major food crops produced are Wheat,

Jowar ''Sorghum bicolor'', commonly called sorghum () and also known as great millet, broomcorn, guinea corn, durra, imphee, jowar, or milo, is a grass species cultivated for its grain, which is used for food for humans, animal feed, and ethanol produc ...

, Bajra and Maize. Animal husbandry (पशुपालन) and dairying have played a vital role in the rural economy of Badarpur. Gujarat is the largest producer of milk in India.

Historical places

In Badarpur there are various historical places are located to visit, AzhaKhan-e-Mehar Hussain (masjid), Imam Hussain Dargah, Abbas Alamdar Dargah, Bagicha Dargah, Hajar Peer Bawa urf Gulam Ali Bawa Dargah and Kadme Sayyed Dargah. Villages in Mehsana district