Odadar is a coastal village from

Porbandar Porbandar is a city in the States and territories of India, Indian state of Gujarat, perhaps best known for being the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and Sudama. It is the administrative center of the Porbandar District and it was the former capi ...

, in the state 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. It has a population of around 4000 and is known for the many stone quarries in its vicinity.

History

It is the original village of Odedra

Mer people Mer, Maher or Mehar (Gujarati: ISO 15919: ''Mēr, Mahēr'', ''Mēhar'' Sanskrit: मेर, महेर, मेहर; Gujarati: મેર, મહેર, મેહર; IPA: mer, məher, mehər) is a kshatriya caste from the Saurashtra region of ...

, and has a large temple for Gorakshanath the guru of the Odedras. Also, a temple for Shikoter Maa is to be found in this village the kuldevi for Odedras.

Economy

In 2015, farmers from Odadar signed a memorandum requesting the district collector of Porbandar to continue the ban on fishing in Karli-Gosabara reservoir.

References

Villages in Porbandar district {{Porbandar-geo-stub