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?Adipur Gujarat • India
Adipur
Coordinates: 23°04′24″N 70°05′26″E / 23.073454, 70.090585
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 27 m (89 ft)
Distance(s) • From Bhuj • From Ahmedabad	• 60 km • 350 km
District(s)	Kachchh
Population • Sex ratio	86,388 (2001) • 0.894
Mayer	Himatdan Gadhavi
Municipality	Adipur Municipality
Codes • Pincode • Telephone • UN/LOCODE • Vehicle	• 370201 • +02836 • IN GIN • GJ-12

Coordinates: 23°04′24″N 70°05′26″E / 23.073454, 70.090585

Adipur is a city in Kutch district in the state of Gujarat, India. The town is situated nearly 8 miles from the Gulf of Kutch.

1 History
2 Education
3 See also
4 Administrative Legends
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

Adipur was originally founded as a refugee camp after the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947 by the government of India and later turned over to a self-governing body called the Sindhu Resettlement Corporation (SRC). The person credited with the formation of this settlement was Bhai Pratap Dialdas, who requested this land for the mostly Sindhi immigrants of what was at the time West Pakistan from Mahatma Gandhi.

The location was obtained from the Maharao of Kutch, since it was felt that the climate and culture of Kutch resembled that of Sindh.

Amongst the famous residents of Adipur, perhaps the most popular one is L.K. Advani, the founder of BJP.

[edit] Education

For being such a small town, Adipur boasts of many institutions of higher education. They are:

Tolani Commerce College
Tolani College of Arts and Science
Tolani Institute of Management Studies
Tolani Foundation Gandhidham Polytechnic Institute
Tolani College of Pharmacy
Dada Dukhayal College of Education

Admissions were traditionally competitive with the rest of the district, but overall, due to the limited infrastructure surrounding the campuses, the populace is mostly comprised of local students from Anjar, Gandhidham, Adipur, and other surrounding towns.

[edit] See also

[edit] Administrative Legends

Preceded by Unknown	Village Municipality Head 1991 – 2003	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Unknown	Village Taluka Panchayat Head 2003 – Present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Unknown	Village Fire Department Head 2003 – Present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Unknown	Village Police Department Head 2003 – Present	Succeeded by Incumbent