Naliya

Town in Gujarat, India

Naliya

Town

Jain Temple in Naliya

Naliya

Location in Gujarat, India

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Naliya

Naliya (India)

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Coordinates: 23°15′40″N 068°49′36″E﻿ / ﻿23.26111°N 68.82667°E﻿ / 23.26111; 68.82667
Country|  India
State| Gujarat
District| Kutch
Taluka| Abdasa
Named after| Coldest Area In Gujarat
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 11,415
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration| GJ 12
Lok Sabha constituency| Kachchh
Vidhan Sabha constituency| Abdasa[1]
Website| gujaratindia.com

Naliya is a town, which is also the taluka headquarters of Abdasa Taluka of Kutch District (kachchh), Gujarat, India. It is located on the western end of Kutch 19 km by road from ancient port of Jakhau.

## History

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Naliya was a prosperous trading town in past who had trading ties with Zanzibar and Bombay. It had a population of 5238 in 1880.[2]

## Climate

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Climate data for Naliya (1991–2020, extremes 1958–present)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °C (°F)  | 36.2
(97.2)  | 38.6
(101.5)  | 43.4
(110.1)  | 43.5
(110.3)  | 46.1
(115.0)  | 43.4
(110.1)  | 41.4
(106.5)  | 37.9
(100.2)  | 40.7
(105.3)  | 42.0
(107.6)  | 39.7
(103.5)  | 36.9
(98.4)  | 46.1
(115.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 27.8
(82.0)  | 30.0
(86.0)  | 33.5
(92.3)  | 35.1
(95.2)  | 35.1
(95.2)  | 35.0
(95.0)  | 32.9
(91.2)  | 31.6
(88.9)  | 32.6
(90.7)  | 35.4
(95.7)  | 33.4
(92.1)  | 29.6
(85.3)  | 32.7
(90.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 9.8
(49.6)  | 12.6
(54.7)  | 17.3
(63.1)  | 21.7
(71.1)  | 26.2
(79.2)  | 28.0
(82.4)  | 27.3
(81.1)  | 26.1
(79.0)  | 24.9
(76.8)  | 21.3
(70.3)  | 16.0
(60.8)  | 11.3
(52.3)  | 20.3
(68.5)
Record low °C (°F)  | 1.2
(34.2)  | 0.4
(32.7)  | 6.4
(43.5)  | 11.7
(53.1)  | 16.4
(61.5)  | 20.0
(68.0)  | 22.1
(71.8)  | 21.2
(70.2)  | 17.4
(63.3)  | 11.2
(52.2)  | 5.0
(41.0)  | 0.6
(33.1)  | 0.4
(32.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches)  | 1.8
(0.07)  | 2.1
(0.08)  | 0.4
(0.02)  | 0.1
(0.00)  | 0.1
(0.00)  | 26.3
(1.04)  | 157.2
(6.19)  | 117.4
(4.62)  | 75.8
(2.98)  | 4.7
(0.19)  | 1.5
(0.06)  | 1.0
(0.04)  | 388.4
(15.29)
Average rainy days  | 0.2  | 0.2  | 0.1  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 1.6  | 5.2  | 4.2  | 2.5  | 0.4  | 0.3  | 0.2  | 14.8
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 30  | 33  | 36  | 46  | 59  | 64  | 71  | 73  | 66  | 46  | 32  | 29  | 49
Source: India Meteorological Department[3][4][5]

## Demographics

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In the 2011 census, the village of Naliya had 11,415 inhabitants for a gender ratio of 939 females per thousand males.[6]

## Indian Air Force Station

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Naliya is home to the Naliya Air Force Station of the Indian Air Force, which was built here in view of the town's proximity to Pakistan.[7]

## Transport

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Naliya Railway Line

National Highway 41 connects Naliya to Bhuj.

A metre gauge railway line was laid in 1980 to connect the town with Bhuj. Passenger and freight trains ran on it from Naliya railway station to Bhuj. The track was abandoned later after Gandhidham-Bhuj section was converted to broad-gauge and this 101.52 km railway line became isolated. Gauge conversion to broad gauge was approved by the government in 2008.[8] The gauge conversion of 28 km was completed up between Bhuj and Desalpur in 2018. The work in remaining 74 km is in progress.

The Naliya Cantonment Station will be the rail station for Naliya town after the gauge conversion is completed. Due to security reason the 6.12 kilometres (3.80 mi) railway line stretch between Naliya Cantonment and Naliya Town will not be made since Naliya is situated just 25.98 kilometres (16.14 mi) from India-Pakistan border of Sir Creek marsh lands.

## Tourism

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### Naliya Jain Derasar

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Naliya is a century old town, which has Jain temples and mosques built several centuries ago.[9][10] It is a famous Jain pilgrimage center and one of the five famous Jain temples of Abdasa ni Panchtirthi (meaning five-temples of Abdasa) is in the town. This temple belongs to the Śvetāmbara sect of Jainism. Other Jain temples are in nearby places in Abdasa Taluka. The main architects of these centuries old Jain temples were Mistris of Kutch.[11][12]
Moolnayak Bhagwaan is Chandraprabha. The main idol of Shri Chandraprabhu Bhagwan is Swet varn(white coloured) of about 72 cm in padmasanastha position.

### Bustard Sanctuary

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Great Indian bustard

Naliya is also famous for Great Indian Bustard sanctuary also known as Lala–Parjan Sanctuary, which is located nearby the town. With an area of about only 2 square kilometers, it is the smallest sanctuary in the country. There are approximately 30 great Indian bustards here, second only to Desert National Park, Rajasthan.[13][14]

## References

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1. ^ "Assembly Constituencies-Post delimitation, State: Gujarat, District: Ahmadabad" (PDF). National Information Centre, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012.
2. ^ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Cutch, Palanpur, and Mahi Kantha. Printed at the Government Central Press. 1880. p. 244.
3. ^ "Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
4. ^ "Station: Naliya Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. pp. 531–532\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
5. ^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M57. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
6. ^ "Census 2001 Population Finder: Gujarat: Kachchh: Abdasa: Naliya". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013.
7. ^ "Air Force Station, Naliya (kutch), Kutch-370 655". Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
8. ^ "Bhuj-Naliya Broad Gauge rail line sanctioned". 16 October 2008.
9. ^ Shri Naliya Tirth
10. ^ Naliya
11. ^ Kutch Gurjar Kshatriyas : A brief History & Glory: by Raja Pawan Jethwa. (2007) Calcutta.pp:28-29
12. ^ Nanji Bapa ni Nondh-pothi published in Gujarati in year 1999 from Vadodara.
13. ^ Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary, Naliya, Kachchh
14. ^ Naliya Birds