Idar
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- For the German town, see Idar-Oberstein.
| ?Idar Gujarat • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 195 m (640 ft) |
| District(s) | Sabarkantha |
| Population | 29,567 (2001) |
Coordinates: Idar is a city and a municipality in Sabarkantha district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is located about 20 km north of Himatnagar and 25 km from Gujarat's border with Rajasthan. It is known for the manufacture of toys, and for its temples. The market of toys in Idar is known as Kharadi Bazaar.
Idar is at the southern end of the Aravalli Range. Many temples of Lord Shiva are found in these mountains. In history, victory over the Idar state was considered as a difficult task. So, a famous folk song was mostly sung in traditional marriages Áme Êderio Ĵitya re aanamd bhayo (We are very happy that we have captured Idar fort).
It was formerly the seat of Idar, a princely state of British India.
The name Idar comes from an ancient legend. As per the legend there were two devils named Elva and Durg, who stayed in the hills of Idar. So people used to talk about the place as I-dar-chhe (Meaning: There is fear), the name Idar has came from there.
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[edit] Geography
Idar is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 195 metres (639 feet). Idar is most famous for it's natural looking mountains, the sapawada a village and a famous Indian star Amitabh Bachchan visited this place in the 1997. Laloda is another village where Amitabh also visited for re shooting of song " kabhi kabhi mere dil me" with famous female star SARIKA.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census[2], Idar had a population of 29,567. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Idar has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 61%. In Idar, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] TRIVIA
In the recent film 'GURU' (2007), the hero of the film that is Abhishek Bachchan is of Idar village.
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Idar
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
