- Sinor
Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
type = town
native_name = Sinor
state_name = Gujarat
latd=22.00 |longd=73.30
locator_position = right
district = Vadodara
leader_title = Sarpanch
leader_name = Gopal Ambalal Patel
population_total = 8200
population_as_of = 2001
area_telephone = 02666
postal_code = 391115
vehicle_code_range = GJ•06Sinor or Shinor(formerly Senapur/Sainyapur) ( [http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=21.9112466&lon=73.341862&z=17&l=0&m=a&v=2&search=Sinor [21°54'37"N 73°20'29"E] ) is a smalltown inVadodara District ,Gujarat ,India . Situated on the bank of riverNarmada , it is known as the birthplace of one of the most prolificGujarati writers Ramanlal Vasantlal Desai. Natives speakGujarati as their firstlanguage here.People living here are mostly from
Hindu andMuslim communities. Society is divided in various small habitats called "Faliyas" in local language, likeKibbutz inIsrael . Some of the main Faliyas are "Busa Faliya, Devfali, Ranavas, Adhibhag, Charbhag, Nani Bhagol, Timba Faliya, Rabarivad, Nagarwada, Popat sheri, Machhivad" and "Bhattsheri".The
town is famous for its bands, which are mostly active in local seremonies as well as in seremonies of nearervillages . Some of the bands are "Shamshad Band, Bashir Band, Makbul Nizami Band, Hindustan Band" to name a few. The town is also famous for "Kotha", a kind of sourfruit likefig .
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