Chalala
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Chalala is a city and a municipality
in Amreli district
in the state of Gujarat, India
. This town is famous for its great saint named Apa Dana, sometimes the chalala is also referred as Danevdham. Apa Dana was a great saint who dedicated their in serving people and cows. Apa dana started sadavrat(free meal system) in chalala during the draughts. They developed their Gaushala in their ashram in Chalala and spent their life serving people and cows.
The nearby Airports are at Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar and Rajkot.
, Chalala had a population of 16,915. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Chalala has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 76% and female literacy of 62%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Amreli district
Amreli District
Amreli district is one of the 26 administrative districts of the state of Gujarat in western India. The district headquarters are located at Amreli. The district occupies an area of 6,760 km² and has a population of 1,393,918 of which 22.45% were urban . From Amreli district maximum number of...
in the state of Gujarat, India
India
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. This town is famous for its great saint named Apa Dana, sometimes the chalala is also referred as Danevdham. Apa Dana was a great saint who dedicated their in serving people and cows. Apa dana started sadavrat(free meal system) in chalala during the draughts. They developed their Gaushala in their ashram in Chalala and spent their life serving people and cows.
Geography
Chalala is located at 21.42°N 71.17°E. It has an average elevation of 160 metres (524 feet).The nearby Airports are at Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar and Rajkot.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Chalala had a population of 16,915. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Chalala has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 76% and female literacy of 62%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.