Mithapur

For Pakistani town, see Mithapur, Pakistan.

Mithapur
—  city  —
Mithapur Location of Mithapur in Gujarat and India
Coordinates	22°25′N 69°00′E / 22.41°N 69.00°E / 22.41; 69.00Coordinates: 22°25′N 69°00′E / 22.41°N 69.00°E / 22.41; 69.00
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District(s)	Jamnagar
Population	13,558 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 7 metres (23 ft)

Mithapur, Gujarat is a census town in Jamnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Mithapur in various languages: In Gujarati - મીઠાપુર In Hindi - मीठापुर In English - Mithapur In Marathi - मिथापूर In Urdu - مٹھپر In Tamil - மிதபூர் In Bangali - মিঠাপুর In Telugu - మితపూర్ In Malayalam - മിതപുര്‍ In Kannada - ಮಿಥಪುರ್ In Punjabi - ਮਿਥਾਪੁਰ

Geography

Mithapur (Gujrat, India) is located at 22°25′N 69°00′E / 22.41°N 69.00°E / 22.41; 69.00^[1]. It has an average elevation of 7 metres (22 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census^[2], Mithapur had a population of 13,558. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Mithapur has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 71%. In Mithapur, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Mithapur is located on the extreme tip of the lower jaw of Gujarat. This town is essentially a colony that is supported by Tata Chemicals Ltd., one of the flagship companies of the Tata Group.

The company produces Soda Ash and Tata Salt as its core products. The company also added a cement plant in the 90s and uses the waste products from its soda ash plant and the boliers that run the power plant to produce construction grade cement. This town is located between Okha and Dwarka. It is about 10 km from Okha and about 20 km from Dwarka.

Mithapur also has twin town, called Surajkaradi. Surajkaradi is mostly the trade town.

There is only one ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOL in Mithapur by the name MITHAPUR HIGH SCHOOL. There are two mediums, english medium and Gujarati medium. Most students come from the city and also hail from dwarka and okha. The one aspect which wooes the people coming from other state and country is the SEASHORE BEACH which likely attracts the attention of many.

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mithapur
2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.