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Surendranagar district Surendranagar is an administrative district in Saurashtra region of Gujarat state in India. It has a population of approximately 1.7 million people. Surendranagar, along with the twin city of Wadhwan, has a total of 400,000 inhabitants, an ...

in the Indian

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Climate

Surendranagar Dudhrej, in common with most of Gujarat, has a

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''BSh'') with three seasons. The hot season lasts from March to May and is sweltering but dry and almost rainless, before giving way to the monsoon from June to September which is hot and humid with extremely erratic and short-lived but very intense rainfall. The cool season from October to February is rainless with pleasant mornings and very warm to hot afternoons with low humidity making for more comfortable conditions.

Etymology

Dudhrej was originally a nes (

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) settled by the Charanas. One ''Shastam Swami'' wanted a

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to be built on the bank of the tank, so he started a shrine. The Charan ladies of the village would pour

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(dudh) over a particular place at the shrine due to which the place began to be known as Dudhrej.

Demographics

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, Dudhrej had a population of 156,417. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dudhrej has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 64%. In Dudhrej, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Religious importance

Vadwala Mandir of Rabari community and Mandavrayji Dada Mandir of

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Community is Situated in Muli here This community's people do visit this place often and on the important ritual days. SHRI VADWALA MANDIR DUDHAREJDHAM is located in Wadhwan taluka of Surendranagar district, five kilometers north of Surendranagar village, on the road to Dhrangadhra in the north. In Dudhrej village, in the tradition of Acharya, with the inspiration of the 31st disciple Shri Nilkanthaswamy and with the auspicious blessings Shri Vaishnu's Shri Vatapati (Vadvala Dev) Bhagwan is located. His deity is Ayodhyapati Lord Shri Ramchandraji and he is known as Shri Vatapati or Vadwala all over Gujarat as well as outside Gujarat. The Surendranagar Trimandir is located 17.1 km away from the city of Surendranagar (Gujarat), near Lok Vidhyalaya, on Muli Road.

References

Cities and towns in Surendranagar district Charan {{Surendranagar-geo-stub