Gandhinagar

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This article is about capital of Gujarat. For other uses, see Gandhinagar (disambiguation).
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Panorama of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Panorama of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
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Coordinates: Gandhinagar pronunciation (helpinfo) (Gujarati: ગાંધીનગર, Hindi: गाँधीनगर) is the capital of Gujarat State, India. It is one of the three planned cities of India. Located on the banks of the River Sabarmati, the city is the administrative centre of Gandhinagar District.

Geography and climate

Gandhinagar is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 81 metres (265 feet). The city sits on the banks of the River Sabarmati, in north-central Gujarat. It spans an area of 205 km² (79.15 square miles). The Sabarmati frequently dries up in the summer, leaving only a small stream of water.

There are three main seasons: summer, monsoon and winter. Aside from the monsoon season, the climate is dry. The weather is hot through the months of March to June when the maximum temperature stays in the range of 36 Â°C (97 Â°F) and 42 Â°C (108 Â°F), and the minimum in the range of 19 Â°C (66 Â°F) and 27 Â°C (81 Â°F). From November to February, the average maximum temperature is around 29 Â°C (85 Â°F), the average minimum is 14 Â°C (57 Â°F), and the climate is extremely dry. The southwest monsoon brings a humid climate from mid-June to mid-September.[2]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[3] Gandhinagar had a population of 195,891. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gandhinagar has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 73%. In Gandhinagar, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

Schools in Gandhinagar are affiliated with the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board. Under the 10+2+3 plan, students complete ten years of schooling, and then enroll for two years in Junior College, where they choose from one of three streams: Arts, Commerce or Science. This is followed by either a general degree course in a chosen field of study, or a professional degree course, such as law, engineering, medicine etc. The well known schools are St. Xaviers, Mt. Carmel, Gurukul, Swaminarayan School and Chaitanya School.

A large number of educational institutes are set up in Gandhinagar. This is due to a combination of two factors - the scarcity of land to expand campuses in Ahmedabad and the policy of the Gujarat government to establish a knowledge corridor in Gandhinagar.[4] The[institute of petroleum management-GSPC] National Institute of Fashion Technology and the National Institute of Design were given land to set up bigger campuses in Gandhinagar. The National Institute of Co-operative Management was set up in the city in 1999 imparting MBA and MCA degrees affliated to Gujarat University. The Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology was set up in the city in 2001 by Reliance Industries, India's largest private sector company. In 2003, the Gujarat National Law University was established in the city on the lines of the prestigious National Law School of India University, Bangalore.

The Institute for Plasma Research is the foremost scientific research organisation in Gandhinagar. The institute was shifted to its present day campus in Gandhinagar in 1998 and is a leading plasma physics research centre in India, another research instiute comes into existence by inaugrated by President APJ Abdul Kalam is Indian Institute for Advanced Research Koba Gandhinagar. The Indian Institute for Advanced Research is concerened with biotechnology based advanced research. Key Areas of Research are Human Health and Disease, Plant Sciences, Biomolecular Medicine & Industrial Biotechnology and Bioinformatics & Structural Biology.

Places to visit

The city of Gandhinagar highly lacks in the matters of entertainment. But, there are some places which one can definitely visit in the city:
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An IAF Mig-23 on display at a crossroad in Gandhinagar
  1. Sankruti kunj festival in spring
  2. Akshardham
  3. Deer Park (GEER Foundation), Near Ch-0 Circle
  4. Punit Van
  5. Sarita Udyan
  6. National Institute of Co-operative Management (NICM)
  7. DA-IICT, Gandhinagar
  8. National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)
  9. institute of petroleum management GSPC
  10. Infocity IT Park
  11. Sachivalaya
  12. Rajshree Cinema
  13. City Pulse multiplex
  14. R World multiplex
  15. Children Garden, Sector 28 , Gandhinagar
  16. GH-4 circle and fountains
  17. GH-5 circle
  18. State Central Library, Gh-4, Sector-17
  19. T.P.S., Gandhinagar
  20. Sanskriti Kunj
  21. IIAR, Gandhinagar
  22. National Institute of Design
  23. Sector 21 Market
  24. Sector 11 Commercial Complex
The metropolitan area of Ahmedabad is located 30 km from Gandhinagar. It has an entertainment hub on the Sarkhej Gandhinagar Highway or SG Road.

See also

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Gandhinagar
2. ^ Gandhinagar Weather - Records and Averages. Yahoo! Inc.. Retrieved on 2006-09-04.
3. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
4. ^ "Govt puts knowledge corridor on fast track", Indian Express. Retrieved on 2006-09-04. 

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