Una, Gujarat

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district = Junagadh
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altitude = 14
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Una is a city and a municipality in Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat.

Geography

Una is located at coord|20.82|N|71.03|E| [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/9/Una.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Una] ] on Machchundari river. It has an average elevation of 14 metres (45 feet). Kodinar is located on the west side, and Rajula on the east side. The Union Territory of Diu is on the south side of the city.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census [GR|India] , Una had a population of 51,260. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Una has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 59%. In Una, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.Una is the biggest taluka in Junagadha district in number of villages. Some famous villages are:Garal,
Amodra,Anjar,Motha,Sultanpur. etc.

Tourism Places

Nearby popular places are :

* Droneshwar Mahadev Mandir (at machhundri river)
* Raval Dem
* Machhundri Dem
* Vajdi Hanuman temple [near dhokadva]
* Gayatri Temple [veraval road]
* Gupt Prayag [near delvada]
* Kankai [ in forest]
* Banej [ in forest ]
* Jamvala waterfall
* Lord Swaminarayan temple (middle of the town)
* Gir National Park
* Diu (Union Territory of India)
* Somnath Temple - Veraval
* Tulshi Shyam (Temple of Lord Krishna )(In Forest)
* Delvada (Famous for Minars)
* Tapovan(Una)
* Khodiyar temple (Nearer to Amodra village)
* Boot Bhavai Mataji Temple (MODHA)
* Bhootnath temple at Vasoj Village

Frequent State and private transport available to visit tourist places. Diu Airport (16 km from here) is also connected to other cities like Mumbai

People

People speak Gujarati language (in Kathiawari -Kathiawar ).

Festivals

Diwali, Navaratri (Dandiya), Dashehra, Rakhi ( Raksha Bandhan ), Holi, Uttrayana (Kite Festival), Satam-Attham Janmashthmi, Ganesha Utsav and Idd-Ul-Fittar are main festivals.

Education

Una is a main municipal center in the district and main educational center in the area. The main educational institutes in Una are,
* H.M.V. College of Arts and Commerce.
* Shah H.D High School.
* Swami Narayana School.
* St. Joseph's English Medium School
* Shishu Bharati School.
* Shruti Vidhyalay.
* Gayatri School.
* Municipal School.

Transportation

The city is well connected to other major cities of Gujarat such as Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Surat and Bhavnagar etc. by Bus services operated by private and state-owned transport corporations. Una is situated on the national highway No. 8 E. This highway connects Bhavnagar with Somnath. Daily bus services available for Mumbai by state-owned transport corporations and private bus operators.

Good transportation service is available for Diu, as its one of the popular tourist place in India.

References

See also

* Gujarat
* Gujarati people