Paliad is a village located in the district of Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

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Demographics

The village comprises a Gujarati speaking population. Most people follow the Hindu religion.
Paliad is divided into areas known as Vaas based on the caste of the people living in the area. Vaas means 'residence' in Gujarati

Gujarati language

Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan language, and part of the greater Indo-European language family. It is derived from a language called Old Gujarati which is the ancestor language of the modern Gujarati and Rajasthani languages...

. Patel community is part of "42 villages" of Kadava Patidar. Most of the Patel community have been migrated to Ahmedabad and US / Canada. This migration has decimated the population of Patel in the village.

• Kalsya Vaas
• Lachhiya Vaas
• Batiya Vaas
• Navo Vaas
• Rabari Vaas
• Vachali Sheri
• Bapunagar
• Pimpala Vaas
• Ishwar Paru
• Chaudhari nu Paru
• Raval Vaas
• Harijan Vaas
• Thakore Vaas
• Barot Vaas
• Anta Vaas
• V.N NAGAR
• Prajapati Vaas

Healthcare

The S. J. Patel Sarvajanik Hospital serves the medical needs of the residents of the village. Many residents of surrounding villages also take the benefit of this facility. This hospital is run with generous help from N.R.I.s of the village and government grant.

Temples

There are several temples scattered throughout the village.

• Ramji Temple(New renovated)
• Gayatri Temple
• Mahakali Temple
• Mahadev Temple

Over and above this there are many small temples where people worship the deity of their choice.

Festivals

The festival of Navratri is celebrated every year with great pomp and joy. Other important festivals which are celebrated with great pomp are Diwali and New Year (1st day of Hindu month Kartik). Janmashtami and Holi are also celebrated with devotion and joy.