Jafrabad
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Jafrabad is a city and a municipality
in Amreli district
in the India
n state
of Gujarat.
, Jafrabad had a population of 25,081. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Jafrabad has an average literacy rate of 49%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 37%. In Jafrabad, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Other than this the public is well mannered, helpful and trustworthy. The climate is not cloudy and not very hot. Since Jafrabad is a coastal town the main occupation of the people is fishing.
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 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
India 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.-List of states and territories:...
of Gujarat.
Demographics
India censusCensus
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, Jafrabad had a population of 25,081. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Jafrabad has an average literacy rate of 49%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 37%. In Jafrabad, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Places to visit
There is a 1100 years old Sukhnath temple here. It is located in Bawaseri near the Brahma Samaj Vadi.Description
It first time happened in Jafrabad that the chief-minister came to meet the people and motivate them to increase literacy among girls. Before this no chief-minister has ever visited the city. Today people of Jafrabad want new companies and projects in the area to start thus developing the place. But some corrupt politicians do not fulfill their responsibilities. MLA Hira Solanki is familiar with all businesses existing in city like cable operating, fishing, cement plants, port development etc. He is participating in corruption via all these sources and governing like authoritarian. He wishes commission in all the contracts and businesses.Other than this the public is well mannered, helpful and trustworthy. The climate is not cloudy and not very hot. Since Jafrabad is a coastal town the main occupation of the people is fishing.