Deesa is a city and a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the

Banaskantha district Banaskantha district is one of the thirty-three districts of the Gujarat state of India. The administrative headquarters of the district is at Palanpur which is also its largest city. The district is located in the Northeast of Gujarat and is pre ...

in the state of

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, India.

History

Deesa is situated on the east banks of the river Banas. Deesa was an estate and thana ( faujdari/thanedari ) ruled by the Mandori (Jhalori) dynasty. Today original Deesa is known as ''Juna'' Deesa. New Deesa was also recognized as Camp Deesa. In 1820, the British military

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named Deesa Field Brigade was built in the middle of Rajasthan and

Palanpur Palanpur is a city and a municipality of Banaskantha district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Palanpur is the administrative headquarters of Banaskantha district. Palanpur is the ancestral home to an industry of Indian diamond merchants. Ety ...

to maintain and protect the regions between

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and Kutch from dacoits and the incursions of the desert and Parkar Khosas into Vagad and north-west Gujarat. The cantonment had a resident

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and a

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. Deesa, as an estate of Palanpur, was under

Palanpur Agency Palanpur Agency, also spelled Pahlunpore Agency, was a political agency or collection of princely states in British India, within the Gujarat Division of Bombay Presidency. In 1933, the native states of the Mahi Kantha Agency, except for Danta, we ...

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, which in 1925 became the

Banas Kantha Agency Palanpur Agency, also spelled Pahlunpore Agency, was a political agency or collection of princely states in British India, within the Gujarat Division of Bombay Presidency. In 1933, the native states of the Mahi Kantha Agency, except for Danta Stat ...

. After

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in 1947, Bombay Presidency was reorganized in

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. When Gujarat state was formed in 1960 from Bombay State, it fell under

of Gujarat. Deesa expanded significantly in recent times due to growth in agricultural produce business of potatoes and other commodities. Many Rajput clans like Gohil, Rathod, Raja, Galsar etc. reside here after migration from Rajasthan. Deesa has a non-functioning

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Climate

Demographics

As per provisional reports of

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, population of Deesa in 2011 is 111,149; of which male and female are 58,724 and 52,425 respectively. The sex ratio of Deesa city is 895 per 1000 males.

Places

There are swaminarayan temple,Jalaram Temple,Vishveshvar Mahadev Temple and Also two Jain temples and a mosque. A tower known as Hawai Pillar was constructed by the British in 1824 to measure air pressure. It is renovated in 2013 as a heritage monument.

Education

Computer Class & Accounting Classes

* Bhavani Computer Education Center * Bhavani Account Classes

Schools

* Sir Charles Watson High School, established in 1853, is one of the oldest schools in Deesa and also State of Gujarat. It is run by Deesa Nagar Palika. It has twenty-one classrooms and an enrolment capacity of 1500 students. * St. Xavier's School * DNJ Adarsh School * St. Anne's School (Only KG and 1 to 10 standard) * Sardar Patel School * Angels English School (KG and 1 to 12 standard Science, Commerce,Arts) * Vibrant School Of Science * model school deesa

colleges

* DNP Arts and Commerce College * Smt. Chandanben S.S. Shah BCA College * Bets B.Sc., BCA, BBA, PGDCA, Rasana Mota College

Economy

Agriculture

Deesa is known for its potato plantations. Considering the area under cultivation and agro-climatic conditions for potato research, a centre of All India Co-ordinated Potato Improvement Project was initiated in 1971–72, with the financial help of

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(ICAR),

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. Thereafter ICAR realized the need for multidisciplinary long-range research for increasing the production of this valuable crop and strengthened the project during Fifth Five Year Plan (1975–80) to have systematic research work on potato started to overcome the farmers problems of the state.

Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University (SDAU) is a State Agricultural University in India. It is approximately from Palanpur town in Banaskantha District of Gujarat. History The Gujarat Agricultural University started functioning ...

runs a potato research station in Deesa. It falls under the North Gujarat Agroclimatic Zone-IV of the State. The town is also major medical hub in the region. {{Banaskantha district Cities and towns in Banaskantha district