Thordi is a village /
panchayat
The Panchayat raj is a political system, originating from the Indian subcontinent, found mainly in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. It is the oldest system of local government in the Indian subcontinent, and historical ment ...
located in the
Gir Gadhada Taluka
Gir Gadhada Taluka is a taluka of Gir Somnath district in the state of Gujarat, India. Before 2013 the area was part of Una Taluka, but it became a taluka in its own right with the creation of Gir Somnath District in August of that year. Gir Gad ...
of
Gir Somnath district
Gir Somnath is a district of Gujarat, India. It is located on the southern corner of the Kathiawar peninsula with its headquarters at the City Of Somnath.
Gir Somnath was split from Junagadh district in August 2013, when seven new districts ca ...
in
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 ...
State, India. Earlier, until August 2013, Thordi was part of
Una Taluka and
Junagadh district
Junagadh district is a district of the Indian state of Gujarat. Its administrative headquarters is the city of Junagadh.
Geography
The district is located on the Kathiawar peninsula in western Gujarat. It is surrounded by Rajkot District (North) ...
.
The latitude 20.973820 and longitude 70.833509 are the geo-coordinate of the Village Thordi.
Gandhinagar is the state capital of Thordi village which is located around 400 kilometres away from Thordi.
According to Census 2011, with the 303 families, the population of this village is 1670. Out of this, 830 are males and 840 are females. Most residents are dependent on agriculture.
Demographics
According to the
2011 census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
, Thordi has 303 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 69.74%.
List of villages in Gir Gadhada taluka
Villages:
Revenue records list forty-three villages for Gir Gadhada Taluka.
#Ambavad
#Ankolali
#Babariya
#Bediya
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Bhakha
Bhakha, also known as Bhakha (Gir) and Gir Bhakha, is a village / panchayat located in the Gir Gadhada Taluka of Gir Somnath district in Gujarat State, India. Earlier, until August 2013, Bhakha was part of Una Taluka and Junagadh district. The la ...
#Bhiyal
#Bodidar
#Dhokadva
#Dhrabavad
#Dron
#Fareda
#Fatsar
#Fulka
#Gir Gadhada
# Harmadiya
#Itvaya
#Jamvala
#Janjariya
#Jaragli
#Jhudvadli
#Juna Ugla
#Kanakiya
#Kaneri
#Kansariya
#Khilavad
#Kodiya
#Mahobatpara
#Motisar
#Nagadiya
#Nitli
#Panderi
#Rasulpara
#Sanosri
#Sanvav
#Sonariya
#Sonpura
#Thordi
#Ugla
#Umedpara
#Undarari
#Vadli
#Vadviyala
#Velakot
Notable people
Tapomurti Sadguru Shastri Shri
Narayanprasaddasji Swami (Girdhar Radadiya) was a well known
Sadhu
''Sadhu'' ( sa, साधु, IAST: ' (male), ''sādhvī'' or ''sādhvīne'' (female)), also spelled ''saddhu'', is a religious ascetic, mendicant or any holy person in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism who has renounced the worldly life. Th ...
/
Swami of
Swaminarayan Sampraday
The Swaminarayan Sampradaya, also known as Swaminarayan Hinduism and Swaminarayan movement, is a Hindu Vaishnava sampradaya rooted in Ramanuja's Vishishtadvaita, characterized by the Bhakti, worship of its Charismatic authority, charismati ...
who had belonged to the village. Currently, Nagjibhai Radadiya (Swami's nephew) and his family are living in this village.
References
Villages in Gir Gadhada Taluka
Villages in Gir Somnath district
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