Kalol is a town and a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
(
tehsil
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 ...
) in
Panchmahal district
Panchmahal, also known as Panch Mahals, is a district in the eastern portion of Gujarat State western India. ''Panch-mahal'' means "five tehsils/talukas" (5 sub-divisions), and refers to the five sub-divisions that were transferred by the Maharaj ...
in the
India
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n
state
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Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
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* ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States
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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- ...
.
Geography
Kalol is located at . It has an average elevation of 100 metres (328 feet). It has one pond.
Industry
Kalol and
Halol
Halol is a city and a municipality (tehsil) in Panchmahal district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Located in western India, it has an average elevation of 499 metres (1637 feet). Halol is a major manufacturing hub of Western India, ...
(nearest city) constitute a
Special Economic Zone
A special economic zone (SEZ) is an area in which the business and trade laws are different from the rest of the country. SEZs are located within a country's national borders, and their aims include increasing trade balance, employment, increas ...
(SEZ). Many big companies are located here like
MG Car Company Limited (Morris Garages), Raychem RPG Pvt Ltd (RPG), AMBE International,
SETCO
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Automotive,
CEAT Tyres, GUNNEBO, Panchmahal Steel,
Sintex Industries (
plastic container
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s), Grandtech Engineering Works,
Hero MotoCorp
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, INOX India Ltd., Plastichemix, DeviDayal Agro Chemicals, Bayer ABS, HNG Float Glass, Integra Engineering India Ltd ,Krishna Defense & Dairy Industries Ltd and many more. General Motors India Private Limited was shifted to Maharashtra State due to some separated reasons.
Demographics
As of 2001 census,
Population Finder
/ref> Kalol had a population of 111,700, out of which 54% male and 46% female. Kalol makes majority of Kalol Urban Aggmaration, other village of which is Derol Station with population of 3226. Total population of Kalol UA is 27903
Transport
Road
Kalol lies on the four lane toll road Halol-Godhra Highway, which passes through the town. It is connected to Godhra
Godhra is a municipality in Panchmahal district in Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Panchmahal district. Originally the name came from ''gou'' which means "cow" and ''dhara''- which have two meanings dep ...
(27 km) in North and Halol
Halol is a city and a municipality (tehsil) in Panchmahal district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Located in western India, it has an average elevation of 499 metres (1637 feet). Halol is a major manufacturing hub of Western India, ...
(13 km) & Vadodara
Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district and is situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River, from the state capital ...
(50 km) to the South. Apart from main highway, it is connected to adjacent villages through network of country roads. Most of the country roads are paved, single-lane traffic and reasonably maintained. Portion of the highway between Halol and Vadodara is toll road.
Rail
Adjoining village of Derol Station provides railway connectivity to Kalol. Railway connections are available to Vadodara
Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district and is situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River, from the state capital ...
, Godhra
Godhra is a municipality in Panchmahal district in Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Panchmahal district. Originally the name came from ''gou'' which means "cow" and ''dhara''- which have two meanings dep ...
and Dahod
Dahod is a city on the banks of the Dudhimati River in Dahod District in the State of Gujarat, India. It is said that it has taken its name from Saint Dadhichi, who had an Ashram on the bank of Dudhumati river. The city serves as District He ...
through short distance memu trains. It is connected to Mumbai
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and Delhi
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through two long distance trains - Firozpur Janata express and Dehradun express. It is also connected with Rajkot
Rajkot () is the fourth-largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat after Ahmedabad, Vadodara, and Surat, and is in the centre of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Rajkot is the 35th-largest metropolitan area in India, with a population o ...
, Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (p ...
, Ratlam
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, Ujjain
Ujjain (, Hindustani pronunciation: �d͡ːʒɛːn is a city in Ujjain district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the fifth-largest city in Madhya Pradesh by population and is the administrative centre of Ujjain district and Ujjai ...
, Indore
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, Bhopal
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and Jabalpur
Jabalpur is a city situated on the banks of Narmada River in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. According to the 2011 census, it is the third-largest urban agglomeration in Madhya Pradesh and the country's 38th-largest urban agglomeration. J ...
through Jabalpur - Somnath Express and Indore Gandhinagar Shanti Express trains.
Bus
Apart from railways, Kalol is served by extensive bus network of Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation GSRTC
Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation, abbreviated GSRTC, is a Government State Transport Undertaking of Gujarat for passengers facilitating with road public transport in moffusil / city services. GSRTC operates within the state of Gujarat, I ...
. After getting new bus depot, Kalol now has vast range of local bus connectivity and also a number of express buses for Godhra and Vadodara routes. Kalol Bus Station comes under Godhra ST Division.
Air
Nearest airport is Vadodara Airport
Vadodara Airport is a Domestic airport serving the city of Vadodara, Gujarat, India in the suburb of Harni, located northeast of Vadodara. It is the third-busiest airport in Gujarat, after Ahmedabad and Surat airports.
Terminals
The existin ...
(IATA
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: BDQ, ICAO
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: VABO), which is about 52 km away from town.
Vadodara Airport is an International airport but has limited destinations of flights going abroad, and has direct flight connection to Mumbai
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and Delhi
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Another nearest international airport is Ahmedabad Airport
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) is an international airport serving the twin cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar in Gujarat, India. The airport is located in Hansol, north of Ahmedabad. It is named after Sardar Vallabhb ...
, which has flight connections to many domestic and international destinations. Ahmedabad Airport now has many international flights landing from such destinations as USA, London, Paris and FrankFurt.
Education
Primary, secondary and higher secondary education is provided by the schools in town. Schools are there for both Gujarati and English medium of instructions. some of the schools are MGS High School, PKS High School, Shree Bhagini Seva Mandal Kumarshala, Girls School, Shantiniketan Rotary Vidhyalaya (REM school), Maharshi Vidyalaya-Gujarati Medium, Navrachna Gurukul Kids in English and Gujarati medium, Ankur Vidhyalaya-English Medium, Little Flower.
Science Stream Higher Secondary Education initiated b
Amrit Vidhyalaya
has put Kalol on the top of the list at the district level. As this is being written, for last 3 years students from Amrit Vidhyalaya have top the 12th science exam at the district level.
Higher education is limited to Bachelors College affiliated with Shri Govind Guru University. College provides degrees in major of Commerce, Arts and Law.
Also P. P. Chauhan Institute for computer education (BCA) situated at Alindra four-crossing, Kalol.
Computer education is located at I.T.C.T. Computer Academy, Kalol. M. M. Gandhi Arts and Commerce College is situated near by Kalol.
Hospital
Many Hospital and Clinics like Referral Hospital, Astha Hospital, Supeda Hospital, Kalol Hospital, Sanjivani hospital, Pooja hospital , Vatsalya hospital, Radha Gopi Hospital and many more small hospitals are available in the city.
References
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Cities and towns in Panchmahal district