Tharad
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Tharad
Gujarat • India |
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District(s) | Banaskantha |
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Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Area • Elevation |
• 10 m (33 ft) |
Population | 22,791 (2001) |
Tharad is a city and a municipality in Banaskantha district in the Indian state of Gujarat.Tharad is most importent Jain tirth for Jain pilgrimage.All Jain community is fully divoted to well known Jain Acharya Rajendrasuri.
[edit] Geography
Tharad is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 10 metres (32 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Tharad had a population of 22,791. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Tharad has an average literacy rate of 49%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 35%. In Tharad, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.