Ahmedabad also known as Amdavad or Karnavati is the largest city and former capital of Gujarat,which is a state in India. it is the sixth largest city and seventh largest metropolitan area of India.Ahmedabad has emerged as an important economic and industrial hub in India. It is the second largest producer of cotton in India, and its stock exchange is the country's second oldest. Cricket is a popular sport in Ahmedabad, which houses the 54,000-seat Sardar Patel Stadium. The effects of liberalisation of the Indian economy have energised the city's economy towards tertiary sector activities such as commerce, communication and construction. Ahmedabad's increasing population has resulted in an increase in the construction and housing industries resulting in recent development of skyscrapers.
Ahmedabad is the fifth most populous city and seventh most populous urban agglomeration in India. According to the 2011 census, the population of Ahmedabad city was 5,577,967 while that of its urban agglomeration was 6,361,084The city had a literacy rate of 89.62%; 93.96% of the men and 84.81% of the women were literate.
Ahmedabad observes a wide range of festivals. Popular celebrations and observances include Uttarayan, an annual kite-flying day on 14 and 15 January. Nine nights of Navratri are celebrated with people performing Garba, the most popular folk dance of Gujarat, at venues across the city. The festival of lights, Deepavali, is celebrated with the lighting of lamps in every house, decorating the floors with rangoli, and the lighting of firecrackers. The annual Rath Yatra procession on the Ashadh-sud-bij date of the Hindu calendar at the Jagannath Temple and the procession of Tajia during the Muslim holy month of Muharram are important events.
Newspapers in Ahmedabad include English dailies such as The Times of India, Indian Express, DNA, The Economic Times, The Financial Express, Ahmedabad Mirror and Metro. Newspapers in other languages include Divya Bhaskar, Gujarat Samachar, Sandesh, Rajasthan Patrika, Sambhaav, and Aankhodekhi. The city is home to the historic Navajivan Publishing House, which was founded in 1919 by Mahatma Gandhi. The state-owned All India Radio Ahmedabad is broadcast both on the medium wave and FM bands (96.7 MHz) in the city. It competes with five private local FM stations: Radio City
(91.1 MHz), Red FM (93.5 MHz), My fm (94.3 MHz), Radio One (95.0 MHz), Radio Mirchi (98.3 MHz). Gyan Vani (104.5 MHz) is an educational FM radio station run under media cooperation model.In March 2012 Gujarat University started campus radio service on 90.8 MHz which was first kind of it in state and fifth in India. There is also 104 radio station - Mirchi love
Cricket is one of the popular sports in the city. Sardar Patel Stadium (also known asMotera Stadium), built in 1982, hosts both one day internationals and test matches. It has a seating capacity of 54,000. It hosted the 1987, 1996 and 2011 Cricket World Cups. Ahmedabad also has a second cricket stadium at the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's Sports Club of Gujarat which is the home ground of the Gujarat cricket team that plays in the Ranji Trophy tournament.
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=> Popular citizens
* Ahmad Shah I
* Vallabhbhai Patel
* Vikram Sarabhaic
* Mallika Sarabhai
* Gautam Adani
* Gautam Adani
* Ela Bhatt
* Sujata Bhatt
* M. C. Setalvad
* Parthiv Patel
* Makarand Paranjape
* Neha Dubey
* Karsanbhai Patel
=> Tourist place
* Sabarmati Ashram
* Jama masxid
* Kakariya Lake
* Khodal Dham
* Manek chhok
* Ranino haziro
* Bhadara Fort
* Sarkej roza
* Sindhi basid moskito
* Teen Darvaza
* Akshardham Temple
* Kamla Naheru Zoo
Pin Code : 380001
Ahemdabad Std Code : 079
Ahemdabad Rto Code : Gj-1
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Ahmedabad is the fifth most populous city and seventh most populous urban agglomeration in India. According to the 2011 census, the population of Ahmedabad city was 5,577,967 while that of its urban agglomeration was 6,361,084The city had a literacy rate of 89.62%; 93.96% of the men and 84.81% of the women were literate.
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Ahmedabad observes a wide range of festivals. Popular celebrations and observances include Uttarayan, an annual kite-flying day on 14 and 15 January. Nine nights of Navratri are celebrated with people performing Garba, the most popular folk dance of Gujarat, at venues across the city. The festival of lights, Deepavali, is celebrated with the lighting of lamps in every house, decorating the floors with rangoli, and the lighting of firecrackers. The annual Rath Yatra procession on the Ashadh-sud-bij date of the Hindu calendar at the Jagannath Temple and the procession of Tajia during the Muslim holy month of Muharram are important events.
Newspapers in Ahmedabad include English dailies such as The Times of India, Indian Express, DNA, The Economic Times, The Financial Express, Ahmedabad Mirror and Metro. Newspapers in other languages include Divya Bhaskar, Gujarat Samachar, Sandesh, Rajasthan Patrika, Sambhaav, and Aankhodekhi. The city is home to the historic Navajivan Publishing House, which was founded in 1919 by Mahatma Gandhi. The state-owned All India Radio Ahmedabad is broadcast both on the medium wave and FM bands (96.7 MHz) in the city. It competes with five private local FM stations: Radio City
(91.1 MHz), Red FM (93.5 MHz), My fm (94.3 MHz), Radio One (95.0 MHz), Radio Mirchi (98.3 MHz). Gyan Vani (104.5 MHz) is an educational FM radio station run under media cooperation model.In March 2012 Gujarat University started campus radio service on 90.8 MHz which was first kind of it in state and fifth in India. There is also 104 radio station - Mirchi love
Cricket is one of the popular sports in the city. Sardar Patel Stadium (also known asMotera Stadium), built in 1982, hosts both one day internationals and test matches. It has a seating capacity of 54,000. It hosted the 1987, 1996 and 2011 Cricket World Cups. Ahmedabad also has a second cricket stadium at the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's Sports Club of Gujarat which is the home ground of the Gujarat cricket team that plays in the Ranji Trophy tournament.
=> Map
=> Popular citizens
* Ahmad Shah I
* Vallabhbhai Patel
* Vikram Sarabhaic
* Mallika Sarabhai
* Gautam Adani
* Gautam Adani
* Ela Bhatt
* Sujata Bhatt
* M. C. Setalvad
* Parthiv Patel
* Makarand Paranjape
* Neha Dubey
* Karsanbhai Patel
=> Tourist place
* Sabarmati Ashram
* Jama masxid
* Kakariya Lake
* Khodal Dham
* Manek chhok
* Ranino haziro
* Bhadara Fort
* Sarkej roza
* Sindhi basid moskito
* Teen Darvaza
* Akshardham Temple
* Kamla Naheru Zoo
Pin Code : 380001
Ahemdabad Std Code : 079
Ahemdabad Rto Code : Gj-1
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