Dhansura
Town in Gujarat, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dhansura is a small town in the Aravalli district of Gujarat, India. The town is located about 85 km northeast of Ahmedabad. Previously it was a part of Sabarkantha district[1] and now it is part of Aravalli district.
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Dhansura | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 23°20′57″N 73°12′43″E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Gujarat |
District | Aravalli district |
Government | |
• Body | Dhansura Gram Panchayat |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 12,424 |
• Density | 328/km2 (850/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 383310 |
Telephone code | 2774 |
Vehicle registration | GJ - 31 |
Nearest city | Modasa |
Sex ratio | 926 ♂/♀ |
Literacy | 80.98%% |
Lok Sabha constituency | Aravalli |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Modasa |
Civic agency | Dhansura Gram Panchayat |
Website | gujaratindia |
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Dhansura is 16 km from Modasa on the Gujarat state highway 59 and is connected with Modasa by state transport services. It is an important trading center with market yard, two oil-mills and five ginning and pressing factories. It is famous for its jaw crusher manufacturing industries, plastic stretch film manufacture, vibrating screen manufacture. There is a Panchayat ghar. There are hostels for students of Khadayata Banias, Kutchi Patels and Chaudhari Patels. There is a separate hostel for girls.