Kalol (Gandhinagar)
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| Coordinates: 23°14′46″N 72°29′46″E / 23.246°N 72.496°ECoordinates: 23°14′46″N 72°29′46″E / 23.246°N 72.496°E | |
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| State | Gujarat |
| District | Gandhinagar |
| Area rank | 1'st Rank (with compare to other tehsil(taluka) of Gandhinagar) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 133,737 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 382721 |
| Telephone code | 02764 |
| Vehicle registration | GJ-18 |
| Website | www.kalol.comze.com |
Kalol is a city in Gandhinagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat.
As of 2011[update] India census, Kalol (M + OG) had a population of 133,737 with 69,898 males and 63,839 females; it has 13,719 children aged 0–6 (7,397 male and 6,322 female), and 103,561 literates (57,548 male and 46,013 female)
Kalol is divided into three major areas:
In East side there are industries like Sintex (Plastic Industry),Bharat Vijay Mill (Textile Industry) among others and also includes residential area. And in Center and West side, these both are residential areas. Center and West area is most developed area of Kalol. In Center, Shreenagar area and near Garden area, Vardhmannagar area is developed area of Kalol. Currently, West Panchwati area is developing area. The Cost of residence area is very high in Center area and mostly in West area of Kalol. Malls are also situated in center area.
Shree Sardar Patel Garden is very well known garden of Kalol.
Kalol has an average elevation of 81 metres (266 feet). The city sits on the banks of the Sabarmati River, in north-central-East Gujarat.
Kalol has a monsoon climate with three main seasons: summer, monsoon and winter. The climate is generally dry and hot outside of the monsoon season. The weather is hot to severely hot from March to June when the maximum temperature stays in the range of 36 to 42 °C (97 to 108 °F), and the minimum in the range of 19 to 27 °C (66 to 81 °F). It is warm from December to February, the average maximum temperature is around 29 °C (84 °F), the average minimum is 14 °C (57 °F), and the climate is extremely dry. The southwest monsoon brings a humid climate from mid-June to mid-September.[8] The average annual rainfall is around 803.4 mm (31.63 in).
Hindus are the largest religious community of the city. Other religious communities include Muslims, Christians, Sikhs and Jains.
There are many Mosques, Dargah and Temples spread around the town of Kalol.
Major Hindu temples are situated in city area which includes: Satayanarayan Temple, Kapileshwar Mahadev Temple, Ambaji Temple, Bharat Sevashram Sangha (Hanuman Temple, Durga Temple, Ganesh Temple) and Gayatri Temples, whilst the famous Jamiyatpura Hanuman Temple in Jamiyatpura, is 10 km from Kalol and Tri-Mandir and Adalaj step well which is at Adalaj cross road is also 10 km from Kalol.
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