Gozaria

Gozaria
Town
Tower of Gozaria
Tower of Gozaria
Gozaria is located in Gujarat
Gozaria
Gozaria
Location in Gujarat, India
Coordinates: 23°28′41″N 72°33′45″E / 23.478126°N 72.56238°E / 23.478126; 72.56238
Country India
StateGujarat
DistrictMehsana
Elevation
81 m (266 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
13,132
Languages
 • OfficialGujarati
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
384470
Telephone code91 2763
Vehicle registrationGJ 2

Gozaria is a town and a gram panchayat in the Mehsana district in the Indian state of Gujarat.

Geography and Climate

Geography

Gozaria is located at 23°28′41″N 72°33′45″E / 23.478126°N 72.56238°E / 23.478126; 72.56238. It has an average elevation of 81 metres (265 feet) above sea level. It is approximately 60 km away from the city of Ahmedabad and 32 km from Gandhinagar. The area of the Gozaria is around 3 km2 and population in 2001 is 13132.

Climate

Gozaria enjoys all types of weather. In Summer, it's hot and humid with an average temperature of 44 Degrees with hot sandy winds. In Winter, it's 15 degrees and dry and in Monsoon, the average rainfall is about 80 to 90 cm per season.

Transport

Air

The nearest international airport is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at Ahmedabad, located about 60 km away.

Rail

Gozaria has a railway station, providing connections to Vijapur and Aambaliyasan.

Road

Gozariya highway is connected with three major cities which is Gandhinagar, Mehsana and visnagar. In Gozaria there are three major road Which is. State highway No. 71

In 2023, plans were launched for a major highway between Gozaria and Patan under the Bharatmala project.[1]

Townscape

Gozaria is a green town. Most of people are occupied in agriculture. There are different areas where people stay with unique cultures called 'chowks.' In Gozaria there are many chowks such as Bhakt Chowk, Shakti Chowk, Krishna Chowk, Navarang Chowk, and Krushn Chowk.

Hospital

There are many hospitals, such as Pramukh Swami Surgical Hospital, Arogyanidhi Hospital, Darsh Surgical Hospital, Trisha Maternity Hospital and Sarvajanik Hospital. Looking to the need of the peoples of Gozaria and surrounding area as there were no Hospitals and moreover, many poor & backward class people are living here, villagers of Gozaria decided to open a hospital in 1960. The building was constructed and the hospital was launched on 18 May 1960, with the help of donations from all quarters of society.[2]

There are primary, secondary, and higher schools in Gozaria, such as Nima Girls Arts College, Ganpat University, and one ITI Located in Gozaria.

Post Office

There is one post office in Gozaria.[3]

Education

There was no British educational system and nobody was educated as per British System in Gozaria till year 1882.[2]

  • Gujarati Primary School (grade 1 to 7) was founded on 1 July 1883.[2]
  • Gujarati Primary School (grade 1 to 7) for girls was founded on 3 May 1907.[2]
  • To teach English in std. 5 and 6, an English teacher Shri. Shankarlal Chaganlal was recruited in the year 1913.[2]
  • Even our villager Shri. Ramchandra Jamnadas Amin also worked as a teacher in the school in 1913.[2]

In the year 1921 Shri. Ratibhai D. Amin started an English medium school. It was a short lived project and was closed in short span of times. But after few years our committed and educated young villagers established "Gozaria Kelavni Mandal" on 04-06-1937.[2]

In the summer of 1937, Shri. Somabhai and Laljibhai Co. from Surat gave a huge donation and then all villagers of all communities gave whatever they can donate for the school. Thus, on 11-06-1937, Shri. Nathudas Gulabdas laid the foundation of English School with great pomp and show and the school was opened. Shri. Ramchandra Jamnadas Amin was the president of the occasion. And from that day onwards the seeds of education were planted and now it has become a tree in the form of educational campus near the railway station.[2] Here is the list of Schools, Colleges run by Gozaria Kelavni Mandal

References

  1. ↑ DeshGujarat (16 February 2023). "Works for six lane Patan - Gozaria highway kick off". DeshGujarat. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Institutes in Gozaria". Shree Gozaria Vikas Mandal, Mumbai.
  3. ↑ "Gozaria Nagarik Sahkari Bank". pincode.net.in.
  4. ↑ "Associated College in Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University". Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
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