Padra
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| Padra | |
  Padra
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| State - District(s) |
Gujarat - Vadodara |
| Coordinates | |
| Area - Elevation |
- 79 m |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population (2001) - Density |
35,922 - |
| Codes - Postal - Telephone - Vehicle |
- 391 440 - + - |
Padra is a city and a municipality in Vadodara district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Padra is located about 11 kilometres from Vadodara city.
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[edit] Geography
Padra is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 79 metres (259 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Padra had a population of 35,922. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Padra has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 72%. In Padra, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Economy
The Indian pharmaceutical company Cadila Healthcare has a plant to make active pharmaceutical ingredient at Dabhasa within Padra taluka.
Rubamin Laboratories Limited is a research based manufacturer of Pharmaceuticals & Fine Chemicals, having a plant located at Dabhasa (Padra). It delivers value added intermediates to API manufacturers.
Metrochem Industries Limited a large scale manufacturer and exporter of dyestuff and dye intermediates also located at village Umraya.
[edit] Transport
A road is currently being built to run from Vadodara to Jambusar through Padra.
[edit] Politics
Padra is one of 182 constitutencies in Gujarat's state legislature, the Gujarat Assembly. The seat was won in the 2002 elections by Poonam Parmar of the BJP with 46% of the vote. Parmar lives in a Padra town called Latipura.
[edit] Religion
The World Hindu Council has built a Hindutva boarding school in Padra.
[edit] References
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