Dhrangadhra is a modern town in the Surendranagar District of Gujarat.Originally, the state of Jhalawad was founded at around 1090 CE. In 1735 CE, Dhrangadhra was founded as its capital. And the state was renamed as Dhrangadhra-Halvad state from the initial name of Kuwa, Halwad.
Meaning of Dharangdhara
dhrang means a stone, and dhara means the earth.
It is believed that because of the strong and widespread black stone bedrock found immediately under the soil of the place, the town is thus named.
Dhrangadhra is a railway junction on the Western Railway (India) and is connected to Ahmedabad and other regions of Kutch and Saurashtra by road and rail links. There are auto rickshaws (three-wheeler hooded taxis) and larger un-hooded three-wheelers called Chhakada which typically run on modified Royal Enfield engines, are available for travel within the town and surrounding areas.
Dhrangadhra
State
- District(s) Gujarat
- Surendranagar
Coordinates 22.98° N 71.47° E
Area
- Elevation kmē
- 64 m
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001)
- Density 70,653
- /kmē
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