Dhrangadhra
Sign in to saveDhrangadhra () is a town, taluka headquarters and a municipality in Surendranagar district in the state of Gujarat, India. During the period of the British Raj, the city was the capital of Dhrangadhra State, one of the eight first-class princely states (13-gun salute) of the Kathiawar Agency in the Bombay Presidency.
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Vinony's link graph records 48 inbound references to Dhrangadhra, and connects out to Kingdom of Jhalavad, India and English language.
Vinony files it under 1735 establishments in India, Cities and towns in Surendranagar district and Populated places established in 1735.
Vinony links it to 18 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Dhrangadhra
- Region
- Gujarat
- Country
- India
- Population
- 75,578
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Dhrangadhra
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- Gujarati
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.nickname
- Pink City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Gujarat#India3
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Gujarat, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Gujarat
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Surendranagar
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 64
- Settlement.population_total
- 75133
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.demographics_type1
- Languages
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Wikidata facts
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- postal code
- 363310
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Modern history
- Geography
- Demographics
- Culture and places of interest
- Culture
- See also
- References
- External links
Dhrangadhra () is a town, taluka headquarters and a municipality in Surendranagar district in the state of Gujarat, India. During the period of the British Raj, the city was the capital of Dhrangadhra State, one of the eight first-class princely states (13-gun salute) of the Kathiawar Agency in the Bombay Presidency.
==Etymology== The name is believed to be inspired by stone bedrock found immediately under the soil of the place; "" or "" meaning "stable land".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dhrangadhra” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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