Pardi
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Pardi is a town and a municipality
in Valsad district
in the India
n state
of Gujarat. Roughly 14 km south of the district headquarters city of Valsad
, Pardi has a rail station on the Mumbai
-Vadodara
line of Western Railway (India)
. National Highway 8 bisects the town in east and west regions. The town has a municipality office and a court.
The city of Vapi
, a large industrial township for small-scale industries, falls under Pardi taluka administration and is about 14 km south of Pardi town. Pardi has its own industrial zone which is governed by GIDC
and caters mainly to the Chemical industry
.
Udvada
, the holy town for Parsis, is about 7 km south of Pardi town.
Sai Baba of Shirdi
is said to have been born here.
, Pardi had a population of 25,241. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Pardi has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 71%. In Pardi, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
2. BISH COMPUTERS - A Aakar Apt, Above Monica Icecream, Tithal Road, Valsad
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 Valsad district
Valsad district
Valsad district is one of the 26 districts in the Western Indian state of Gujarat. It is bound by Navsari district to the north, Dang district to the east and the State of Maharashtra to the south. The Arabian Sea lies west of the district...
in the India
India
India , 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 with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
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of Gujarat. Roughly 14 km south of the district headquarters city of Valsad
Valsad
Valsad , formerly known as Bulsar, is a city and a municipality in the Valsad district of the Indian state of Gujarat. The city has a collectorate, a district court, and a police headquarters with a historic prison...
, Pardi has a rail station on the Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
-Vadodara
Vadodara
Vadodara formerly known as Baroda is the third most populated city in the Indian State of Gujarat . It is one of the four cities with the population of over 1 million...
line of Western Railway (India)
Western Railway (India)
The Western Railway is one of the 16 zones of Indian Railways, and is among the busiest railway networks in India. The major railway routes of Indian Railways which come under Western Railways are: Ratlam - Mumbai Central, Surat - Mumbai, Surat - Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad - Vadodara and Palanpur -...
. National Highway 8 bisects the town in east and west regions. The town has a municipality office and a court.
The city of Vapi
Vapi
Vapi Vapi Vapi (IAST: vāpī, Gujarati: , is a city and a municipality in Valsad district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is situated on the banks of Damanganga River in southern Gujarat, India. Vapi falls under the taluka administration of Pardi...
, a large industrial township for small-scale industries, falls under Pardi taluka administration and is about 14 km south of Pardi town. Pardi has its own industrial zone which is governed by GIDC
Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation
The Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation was established under the Gujarat Industrial Development Act of 1962, with a goal of accelerating industrialization in the state of Gujarat, India...
and caters mainly to the Chemical industry
Chemical industry
The chemical industry comprises the companies that produce industrial chemicals. Central to the modern world economy, it converts raw materials into more than 70,000 different products.-Products:...
.
Udvada
Udvada
Udvada is a town in Gujarat, renowned for its Zoroastrian Atash Behram. This place of worship is the oldest still-functioning example of its kind, and has established Udvada as a pilgrimage center for Zoroastrians the world over.-Location:...
, the holy town for Parsis, is about 7 km south of Pardi town.
Sai Baba of Shirdi
Sai Baba of Shirdi
Sai Baba of Shirdi , also known as Shirdi Sai Baba , was an Indian guru, yogi, and fakir who is regarded by his Hindu and Muslim devotees as a saint....
is said to have been born here.
Geography
Pardi is located at 20.52°N 72.95°E. It has an average elevation of 18 metres (59 feet).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...
, Pardi had a population of 25,241. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Pardi has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 71%. In Pardi, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
College & Computer Institute
1. J.P.Pardiwala Arts & Commerce Collage.2. BISH COMPUTERS - A Aakar Apt, Above Monica Icecream, Tithal Road, Valsad