| Voice of Navsari : Mansukh
Patel
There is lack of government involvement.
Unemployment is another issue we face.
NGOs are not able to do much due to lack of funds.
Navsari District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 2209.2 Km2
Population in Navsari (Census 2011)
Total Population : 1,330,711
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 23434
In seeing : 13185
In speech : 2064
In hearing : 1281
In movement : 4695
Mental : 2209
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 54
Sex Ratio Rank : 371
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : A
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 389 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 107(Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief About Navsari District
Navsari is an administrative district in the state of Gujarat
in India, with its headquarters at Navsari city. The district covers
an area of 2,211 square kilometres, and had a population of 1,229,250
in 2001.
Dudhia Talao: Dudhia Talao was a lake earlier.
It has become a major market area with a shopping center. There
is a reputed eye hospital near Dudhia Talao built in early 70's.
The Ashapura Temple is on Dudhia Talao.
Navsari also boasts of a big Parsi-Zoroastrian
community. Dr. Dadabhoy Navroji & Mr. Jamshedji Tata, founder of
the Tata group of companies, were born here. J. N. Tata's birth
place is still preserved as a memorial by the local branch of Tata
Steel Factory in the outskirts of the city
Sayaji Vaibhav Library is an important public building
in Navsari. Meherji Rana Library of Tarota Bazaar, Motafalia, Navsari
has one of the oldest scriptures of Zoroastrian community
K. K. Bakery was among the oldest local bakeries
which competed with brand names like Britannia Bread and Modern
Bread. The other local businesses like Kolah serves to international
Gujarati community. Before travelling to USA, UK, Canada and other
countries, people buy pickles of Kolah, hand churned-icecream of
Kolah's and grams (chana) from Hundraj.
The city picked up a greater pace commercially
during the diamond polishing business soared in the region. Jehangir
Talkies is one of the oldest cinema house. The name talkies implies
that it refers to the era when movies started talking. Tower is
a clock tower in Navsari. It serves as important landmark. The old
post office of Navsari was near the Tower. Navsari's postal code
is 396445.
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