Chandkheda
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Chandkheda is a city and a municipality
in Gandhinagar district
in the state of Gujarat, India
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, Chandkheda had a population of 55,477. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Chandkheda has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 85% and female literacy of 77%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The village Chandkheda is situated nearby which dates back to a very long time. Mostly populated by farmers and cattle rearers, this village is situated at a height and is thus almost never affected by floods which usually ravage low lying areas as satellite almost every year.
It has a post office, several banks, schools, and a railway station (Meter gauge) too.
A quite famous temple (Kaanch ka Mandir) is also situated in this village. Also one of the Largest Society built with more than 1000 Houses named "Parshwanath Nagar" mostly known as "Jantanagar" situated near ONGC,Chandkheda.
Chandkheda has developed into a commendable residential area mostly because of the ONGC office situated nearby. Most of the officers choose to stay in this suburb of Ahmedabad
rather than in the busy city itself. The ONGC colony is well developed and has a club, a Kendriya Vidyalaya School, a dispensary and a stadium in addition to other facilities.The area has some cool places to hang out like E-Fun,KM10,CCD and Farki.
There are many housing societies in the area. The newly developed CG Road (Chandkheda-Gandhinagar) road is a very posh residential area. It also boasts of the Government Engineering College (Gandhinagar). There are several schools and educational institutes situated here.
The site of the upcoming IT Park is situated quite nearby. As a result a number of IT companies are planning to set up their offices here.
The Swaminarayan Hindu organisation: BAPS held their centenary Celebrations in a large 250 acres (1 km²) site within Chandkheda between the days of 13 and 17 December 2007.
From 19th Jan' 2008 its a part of AHMEDABAD City, under Ahmedabd Municipal Corporation.
Now chandkheda is in district Ahmedabad and taluka Daskoi.
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 Gandhinagar district
Gandhinagar district
Gandhinagar District is an administrative division of Gujarat, India, whose headquarters are at Gandhinagar, the state capital. It has an area of 649 km², and a population of 1,334,455 of which 35.02% were urban . The district includes Gandhinagar with three Suburbs - Chandkheda, Motera,...
in the state of Gujarat, India
India
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Demographics
As of 2001 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...
, Chandkheda had a population of 55,477. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Chandkheda has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 85% and female literacy of 77%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The village Chandkheda is situated nearby which dates back to a very long time. Mostly populated by farmers and cattle rearers, this village is situated at a height and is thus almost never affected by floods which usually ravage low lying areas as satellite almost every year.
It has a post office, several banks, schools, and a railway station (Meter gauge) too.
A quite famous temple (Kaanch ka Mandir) is also situated in this village. Also one of the Largest Society built with more than 1000 Houses named "Parshwanath Nagar" mostly known as "Jantanagar" situated near ONGC,Chandkheda.
Chandkheda has developed into a commendable residential area mostly because of the ONGC office situated nearby. Most of the officers choose to stay in this suburb of Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...
rather than in the busy city itself. The ONGC colony is well developed and has a club, a Kendriya Vidyalaya School, a dispensary and a stadium in addition to other facilities.The area has some cool places to hang out like E-Fun,KM10,CCD and Farki.
There are many housing societies in the area. The newly developed CG Road (Chandkheda-Gandhinagar) road is a very posh residential area. It also boasts of the Government Engineering College (Gandhinagar). There are several schools and educational institutes situated here.
The site of the upcoming IT Park is situated quite nearby. As a result a number of IT companies are planning to set up their offices here.
The Swaminarayan Hindu organisation: BAPS held their centenary Celebrations in a large 250 acres (1 km²) site within Chandkheda between the days of 13 and 17 December 2007.
From 19th Jan' 2008 its a part of AHMEDABAD City, under Ahmedabd Municipal Corporation.
Now chandkheda is in district Ahmedabad and taluka Daskoi.