Dhansura is a small town in the
Aravalli district
Aravalli district is a district in the state of Gujarat in India that came into being on August 15, 2013, becoming the 29th district of the state. The district has been carved out of the Sabarkantha district. The district headquarters are at Modas ...
of
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 ...
, India. The town is located about 85 km northeast of
Ahmedabad. Previously it was a part of
Sabarkantha district
Sabarkantha district is one of the 33 districts of Gujarat state of India and is located in the northeastern part of the state. The administrative headquarters of the district are located in Himatnagar.
Geography
Sabarkantha District is bounded ...
and now it is part of Aravalli district.
Dhansura is 16 km from
Modasa
Modasa is a town and a municipality in Aravalli district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Modasa was named after the Bhil chieftain Malaji Bhil, who ruled in Modasa during 1466.
Modasa became headquarters of new Aravalli district, carved out ...
on the Gujarat state highway 59 and is connected with Modasa by state transport services. It is an important trading centre with market yard, two oil-mills and five ginning and pressing factories. It is famous for its jaw crusher manufacturing industries. There is a
Panchayat ghar. There are hostels for students of Khadayata Banias,
Kutchi Patels and
Chaudhari Patels. There is a separate hostel for girls.
History
Around in 1982, B. J. Makwana of
the Department of Archaeology of the Government of Gujarat and Suman H. Pandya of the DPCBL
Mahila Arts and Commerce College, Dhansura undertook excavation at the mound known as Gormati-ni-Khan situated to the north of the village. During excavation, two human skeletons probably belonging to mesolithic period were unearthed from a depth of 105 cms which were
oriented north-east to south-west. One of these was of an adult while the other was that of a child. Broken teeth of large animals, back-bones and other burnt bones, microlithic tools e.g., blade,
lunates, point, flake, scraper made from chert, carnelian and chalcedony were also found.In one of the trenches human skeleton was found. In the same trench, below the skeleton a saddle
quern found in association with charred bones of Bos indicus, hammerstones and microliths, etc.
References
Villages in Aravalli district
{{Gujarat-geo-stub