Naroda is a fast-growing area in

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, northeast of central

in the Indian state of

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History

With the establishment of the Naroda Industrial Area in the 1980s, the town flourished; it was incorporated into Ahmedabad in 1996. In the twenty-first century Naroda transformed from a neglected industrial area to desirable residential area.

Geography

It is 8 km from Ahmedabad International Airport on the SP Ring Road, Naroda is situated on the emerging Gandhinagar-Ahmedabad-Vadodara (GAV) corridor. Naroda is near the intersection of National Highway No. 8 and National Highway 59. It is near

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and Krishnanagar, the geographic center of Ahmedabad, are 5 km away. The Sardar Patel ring road crosses in front of Naroda. Naroda has two parts: ''Juna Naroda'' (Old Naroda) and ''Nava Naroda'' (New Naroda). At the center of Naroda (called ''Naroda Gam'' or Naroda Bazaar) are an old fountain and a newly developed park.

Demographics

Naroda is predominantly populated by

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and

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. Most of the residents are

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. A substantial amount of

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also live there.

Economy

Naroda has flourished due to its proximity to SVPI (Sardar Vallabh bhai Patel International Airport) Airport and the Ahmedabad Railway Station. The Naroda GIDC industrial park hosts national and multinational corporations such as

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, Ingersoll-Rand,

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, Lubi Elcectronics, Lubi Pumps, Harshtaiana, Laxmi Engineers

Arvind Mills Arvind Limited (formerly Arvind Mills) is a textile manufacturer and the flagship company of the Lalbhai Group. Its headquarters are in Naroda, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, and it has units at Santej (near Kalol). The company manufactures cot ...

, Umiya Textile and Nirman Textile. Pharmaceutical companies include Dishman, Tuton, Westcoast and Maccure. India's snack food manufacturer Havmor Ice Cream Ltd, Samrat Namkin is located there. Several major township projects are emerging along the

Ahmedabad Vadodara Expressway 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 (per t ...

centered on Naroda. In the 2008 Vibrant Gujarat summit, 24 projects worth more than Rs 1,000 crore were slated to be developed in and along the Ahmedabad-Vadodara expressway. Projects include hospitals, clubs, educational institutions, NRI residential colonies, a business park and a 120-room hotel.

Transport

Naroda railway station Naroda railway station is a railway station on Ahmedabad–Udaipur Line under the Ahmedabad railway division of Western Railway zone. This is situated at GIDC, Naroda in Ahmedabad of the Indian state of Gujarat. Trains List of trains that tak ...

is the main railway station of the town. Kalupur Railway Station is approx 8.5 km), Airport (SVP Airport approx 8 km) and Bus Station (Krishnnagar approx 5 km) are within 10 kilometers of Naroda.

Education

A government commerce college operates there. Among the many schools are an international school and preschools.

Climate

Culture

Naroda features temples such as the Lord Sankar temple (a historical temple of Shri nareshwar mahadev), Ranchodrai, Satyanarayan and Padmavati Mataji's Jain Temple, Hanumanji Mandir, Ayyappa Temple, Gokuliya Hanuman, Ganesh Temple. It also has Mahaprabhuji's Bethak, a famous pilgrim place for

Vaishnavites Vaishnavism ( sa, वैष्णवसम्प्रदायः, Vaiṣṇavasampradāyaḥ) is one of the major Hindu denominations along with Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism. It is also called Vishnuism since it considers Vishnu as the ...

. It is believed that Mahaprabhu stayed there. Swaminarayan Mandir Vasana Sanstha) temple is there.

Notables

The late business tycoon

Dhirubhai Ambani Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani (28 December 1932 – 6 July 2002), popularly known as Dhirubhai Ambani, was an Indian business tycoon who founded Reliance Industries. Ambani took Reliance public in 1977 and was worth US$2.9 billion in 2002 upon hi ...

started his first

textile mill Textile Manufacturing or Textile Engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then converted into useful goods ...

in Naroda in 1977.

References

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