Vyara is a city, a municipality

Municipality

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 and the district headquarters of the Tapi district

Tapi district

Tapi district is one of the 26 districts of Gujarat state in western India. Vyara town is the district headquarters.-History:Located in the southern part of Gujarat. On 27th September 2007, the district of Surat was bifurcated into two new districts, viz. Surat district with its headquarter at...

 in the India

India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of Gujarat.

Geography

Vyara is located at 21.12°N 73.4°E. It has an average elevation of 69 metres (226 feet).

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Vyara had a population of 36,213. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Vyara has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 69%. In Vyara, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

History

Vyara town was ruled by the Gaekwad

Gaekwad

The Gaekwad or Gaikwad was a Maratha dynasty that ruled the princely state of Baroda in western India from the mid-18th century until 1947...

s of the Princely State

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 of Baroda and it still has a fort of the Gaekwad family. The population residing here mainly consists of the Chaudhari

Chaudhari

Chaudhari may refer to:*Chowdhury, a traditional title used by the landowners in the Indian subcontinent; now predominantly used as a surname*Chaudhari, NepalChaudhari may refer to:...

, Gamit

Gamit

The Gamits or Gavits are a small Indian tribal population residing in Surat, Bharuch and Tapi districts of south Gujarat and Dhule and Nandurbar districts of north Maharashtra. These indigenous people speak Gamit, which has no written script and belongs to Bhil subgroup of the central Indo Aryan...

, Patel

Patel

Patel is a surname of Indian origin, originally meaning "headman" or"village chief". Patels are socially, economically and politically the most dominant caste in Gujarat Patels are basically Kurmis or Kunbis and are found in various geographical locations. The Kunbi are an Indian subcaste...

, Shah

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, Brahmin

Brahmin

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, Desai

Desai

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, Rana

Rana (clan)

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, Pancholi, Darji, and Maharashtrian

Marathi people

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 Communities. The town has large numbers of migrants from Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

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 and Rajasthan

Rajasthan

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Vyara is also the birthplace of Amarsingh Chaudhry (died 2003), the ex-Chief Minister of Gujarat State.

Vyara is connected via rail and road transport. It is about 300 k.m. far away from Mumbai international airport.

Vyara is the headquarters of the Tapi District

Tapi district

Tapi district is one of the 26 districts of Gujarat state in western India. Vyara town is the district headquarters.-History:Located in the southern part of Gujarat. On 27th September 2007, the district of Surat was bifurcated into two new districts, viz. Surat district with its headquarter at...

 which came into existence on 2 October, 2007, created by the Gujarat Government under Chief Minister

Chief Minister

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 Narendra Modi

Narendra Modi

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. Tapi District consists of the five Talukas of Vyara, Songadh

Songadh

Fort Songadh is a city and a municipality in Tapi district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It has previously been known as "Soneri Gadh, later being abbreviated to the now common Songadh.-Geography:Songadh is located at...

, Valod, Nizar and Ucchal. The District was separated from the greater Surat District

Surat district

Surat is a district in the state of Gujarat India with Surat city as the administrative headquarters of this district. It is surrounded by Bharuch, Narmada , Navsari and Dang districts. To the west is the Gulf of Cambay. It is the second-most advanced district in Gujarat...

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