Khedbrahma is a city and a
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Sabarkantha districtSabarkantha is a district in Northeast of Gujarat state of India.-Geography and political facts:The administrative headquarters of the district is Himmatnagar, about 80 km from Ahmedabad. Sabarkantha District has a population of 2,082,531 of which 10.81% were urban as of 2001...
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, Khedbrahma had a population of 25,547. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Khedbrahma has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 56%. In Khedbrahma, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
There is a "sangam (meeting point)" of three small rivers in Khedbrahma,namely Hirnakshi,Bhimakshi & Kosambi.
Khedbrahma is a city and a
municipalityA municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. A municipality is typically governed by a mayor and a city council or municipal council.The notion of municipality...
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Sabarkantha districtSabarkantha is a district in Northeast of Gujarat state of India.-Geography and political facts:The administrative headquarters of the district is Himmatnagar, about 80 km from Ahmedabad. Sabarkantha District has a population of 2,082,531 of which 10.81% were urban as of 2001...
in the
IndiaIndia, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal...
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stateIndia is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.- States and territories :...
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GujaratGujarat is the westernmost state in India. It is home to the Gujarati speaking people of India. The state encompasses major sites of the Indus Valley Civilization such as Lothal and Dholavira. Gujarat played an important role in the economic history of India throughout the history of India...
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Demographics
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censusA "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.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
, Khedbrahma had a population of 25,547. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Khedbrahma has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 56%. In Khedbrahma, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
There is a "sangam (meeting point)" of three small rivers in Khedbrahma,namely Hirnakshi,Bhimakshi & Kosambi. After that it is called "HARNAV" which meet Sabarmati river.
History
Khedbhrama also known for its historical values, Lord Brahma’s Temple and goddess Amibika birth place, Jain Temple of Mahavir and Adivasi population. Legends has story that she was born in this town, people from across the countries comes here for visit every year.There are only two temples of Lord Brahma in the world, one in Pushkar & second in Khedbrahma.
According to Padmapuran this is an ancient teerth being known as Brahmpur in Saty Yug; Agnikhet in Treta; Hiranyapur in Dwapar and talukhet in Kali Yug. Puratan Brahmakshetra says that many Digambar temples were also present in this locality. An inscription of Samvat 1256 is present in the ancient Aditi Vav. Many rise and falls have taken place here. The present jain temple is considered to be building 500 years ago.
Transportation
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AhmedabadAhmedabad is a city in India, which is the largest city in the state of Gujarat, with a population of approximately 52 lakhs . Located on the banks of the River Sabarmati, the city is the administrative centre of Ahmedabad district and was the capital of Gujarat from 1960 to 1970; the capital...
it is 122 KM far.
From Himmatnagar it is 52 KM far.
AND from ambaji it is only 50KM far.
Khedbrahma also has bus-station of state transport (GSRTC) and railway station where only two trains comes in a day.
Villages of khedbrahma Taluka:Matoda,Radhivad,Agia,Derol,Metral,Poshina,etc. There are so many comunities live in Khedbrhma area like Kachhi Patel, Patel, Brahmin. But most of the are Adivasis.